Pedioplanis haackei

Pedioplanis haackei is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola.[1]

Pedioplanis haackei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species:
P. haackei
Binomial name
Pedioplanis haackei
Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012

Etymology

The specific name, haackei, is in honor of South African herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke (born 1936).[1][2]

Geographic range

P. haackei is found in Namibe Province in southwestern Angola.[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of P. haackei is sandy plains near rock outcrops with some grass and Senegalia mellifera thorn bushes.[1]

Description

P. haackei has 10 longitudinal rows of ventral scales. It typically has three faint dorso-lateral stripes, which are dark-colored and bordered with white. The flanks have a reticulated pattern. The semitransparent "window" of the lower eyelid consists of two large scales.[1]

References

  1. Pedioplanis haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Haacke", p. 113).

Further reading

  • Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2): 91-112. (Pedioplanis haackei, new species).



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