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 February 08, 2022

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]

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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).