Pedioplanis husabensis

Pedioplanis husabensis
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. husabensis
Binomial name
Pedioplanis husabensis Berger-Dell'mour & Mayer, 1989

Pedioplanis husabensis, also called Husab lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Geographic range

Pedioplanis husabensis inhabits a small area in the central portion of the Namib desert in Namibia. The steep bluffs on both sides of the Khan River and Swakop River are occupied by P. husabensis while higher up, the flatter knolls and hillocks are home to Pedioplanis inornata. ^{[1] [3]}

Reproduction

Pedioplanis husabensis is oviparous. ^[3]

References

1. Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pedioplanis husabensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T110222006A110222019. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110222006A110222019.en . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. Berger-Dell'mour, H.A.E.; Mayer, W. (1989). "On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Namib desert (Southwest Africa) with the description of the new species Pedioplanis husabensis" (PDF). Herpetozoa (in English and German). 1 (3/4): 83–95.
3. Pedioplanis husabensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 23 February 2023.

Further reading

• Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised Edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN   0-88359-042-5. (Pedioplanis husabensis, p. 174 + Plate 58).
• Cunningham P, Wassenaar T, Henschel J (2012). "Notes on some aspects of the ecology of the Husab Sand Lizard, Pedioplanis husabensis, from Namibia". African Herp News, Newsletter of the Herpetological Association of Africa (56): 1–11.