Pedioplanis huntleyi

Pedioplanis huntleyi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Pedioplanis
Species:	P. huntleyi
Binomial name
Pedioplanis huntleyi Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012

Pedioplanis huntleyi is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola. ^{[1] [2]}

Etymology

The specific name, huntleyi, is in honor of Brian Huntley who was chief executive officer of the South African National Biodiversity Institute. ^[2]

Geographic range

P. huntleyi is found in southwestern Angola in Cunene and Namibe Provinces. ^{[1] [2]}

Habitat

The natural habitats of P. huntleyi are rocky areas, shrubland, and woodland. ^[2]

References

1. Conradie, W.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N. (2020). "Pedioplanis huntleyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T110221992A110221995. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110221992A110221995.en . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. Pedioplanis huntleyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 May 2019.

Further reading

• Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology61 (2): 91–112. (Pedioplanis huntleyi, new species).
• Marques MP, Ceríaco LMP, Blackburn DC, Bauer AM (2018). "Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola: Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840–2017)". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series65: 1–501. (Supplement II).