Congolacerta vauereselli

Congolacerta vauereselli
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Congolacerta
Species:	C. vauereselli
Binomial name
	Congolacerta vauereselli; (Tornier, 1902)
Synonyms
	Lacerta vauereselli; Tornier, 1902; Lacerta (Zootoca) vauereselli; — de Witte & Laurent, 1942; Adolfus vauereselli; — Arnold, 1973; Congolacerta vauereselli; — Greenbaum et al., 2011;

Last updated January 18, 2024

Congolacerta vauereselli, also known commonly as the sparse-scaled forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to central Africa.

Etymology

Tornier (1902) did not explain the source of the specific name vauereselli.^[2]^[3]

Geographic range

C. vauereselli is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural Habitat of C. vauereselli is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,400 m (3,300–7,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

C. vauereselli is oviparous.^[4]

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References

1 2 Wagner, P.; Spawls, S. (2021). "Congolacerta vauereselli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T178426A46107660. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178426A46107660.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
↑ Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Cologne, Germany: Academic Press. 544 pp. ISBN 0-12-656470-1.
↑ 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. (Adolfus vauereselli, p. 273).
1 2 Species Congolacerta vauereselli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.