Ichnotropis chapini

Ichnotropis chapini
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Ichnotropis
Species:	I. chapini
Binomial name
	Ichnotropis chapini; Schmidt, 1919
Synonyms
	Ichnotropis chapini; Schmidt, 1919; Ichnotropis capensis chapini; — Laurent, 1952; Ichnotropis chapini; — Edwards et al., 2013;

Last updated December 17, 2025

Ichnotropis chapini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.^[3]

Geographic range

I. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of I. chapini is savanna, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

I. chapini is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 Kusamba C (2021). "Ichnotropis chapini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44929655A44929719.en. Accessed on 07 February 2022.
1 2 3 Ichnotropis chapini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 April 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ichnotropis chapini, p. 51).

Edwards S, Branch WR, Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A, Measey GJ, Tolley KA (2013). "Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Zootaxa3669 (2): 101–114.
Laurent RF (1952). "Batraciens et reptiles récemment acquis par le Musée du Congo Belge". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines44: 198–203. (Ichnotropis capensis chapini, new combination, new status). (in French).
Schmidt KP (1919). "Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo Based on the Collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909–1915. Part I. Turtles, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Chameleons". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History39 (2): 385–624 + Plates VII–XXXII. (Ichnotropis chapini, new species, pp. 508–510, figure 17).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 Kusamba C (2021). "Ichnotropis chapini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44929655A44929719.en. Accessed on 07 February 2022.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 Ichnotropis chapini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 26 April 2019.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ichnotropis chapini, p. 51).

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