Latastia cherchii

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Latastia cherchii
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Latastia
Species:
L. cherchii
Binomial name
Latastia cherchii

Latastia cherchii is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia. [2]

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Etymology

The specific name, cherchii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Maria Adelaide Cherchi. [3]

Geographic range

L. cherchii is found in central Somalia. [1] [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. cherchii is desert. [1]

Reproduction

L. cherchii is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Mazuch, T. (2021). "Latastia cherchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T178742A42390445. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178742A42390445.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Latastia cherchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 4 May 2019.
  3. 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. (Latastia cherchii, p. 53).

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