Pedioplanis husabensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species:
P. husabensis
Binomial name
Pedioplanis husabensis
Berger-Dell'Mour & Mayer, 1989

Pedioplanis husabensis, also known commonly as the Husab sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[1][2]

Geographic range

P. husabensis is found in the central portion of the Namib desert in Namibia.[1][2]

Reproduction

P. husabensis is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pedioplanis husabensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110222006A110222019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110222006A110222019.en. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Pedioplanis husabensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 February 2023.

Further reading

  • Berger-Dell'Mour HAE, Mayer W (1989). "On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Namib desert (Southwest Africa) with the description of the new species Pedioplanis husabensis ". Herpetozoa 1 (3/4): 83–95. (in English, with an abstract in German).
  • Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised Edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pedioplanis husabensis, p. 174 + Plate 58).
  • Cunningham P, Wassenaar T, Henschel J (2012). "Notes on some aspects of the ecology of the Husab Sand Lizard, Pedioplanis husabensis, from Namibia". African Herp News, Newsletter of the Herpetological Association of Africa (56): 1–11.


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