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 | |
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
- Pedioplanis haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
- 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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