Heliobolus neumanni

Heliobolus neumanni
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Heliobolus
Species:	H. neumanni
Binomial name
	Heliobolus neumanni; (Tornier, 1905)
Synonyms
	Eremias neumanni; Tornier, 1905; Heliobolus neumanni; — Broadley & Howell, 1991;

Last updated February 26, 2023

Heliobolus neumanni, also known commonly as Neumann's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.

Geographic range

H. neumanni is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.^[1]^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, neumanni, is in honor of German ornithologist Oscar Neumann.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. neumanni is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

H. neumanni is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 3 Spawls S, Msuya CA (2021). "Heliobolus neumanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196976A42372340.en. Accessed on 2 November 2022.
1 2 3 Heliobolus neumanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 April 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. (Heliobolus neumanni, p. 189).