Pedioplanis inornata

Pedioplanis inornata
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. inornata
Binomial name
Pedioplanis inornata (Roux, 1907)
Synonyms [2]
Eremias inornata Roux, 1907 Eremias undata inornata — Daan & Hillenius, 1966 Pedioplanis undata inornata — Mayer, 1989 Pedioplanis inornata — Bauer & Branch, 2003

Pedioplanis inornata, known commonly as the plain sand lizard or the western sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

Geographic range

P. inornata is found in Namibia and South Africa. ^{[1] [2]}

Description

Adults of P. inornata have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.0 cm (1.8–2.0 in), with a tail slightly more than twice SVL. The "window" in the lower eyelid is composed of 2–4 large semitransparent scales. Dorsally, P. inornata is uniformly grayish brown, and it has pale greenish spots on the flanks. ^[3]

Reproduction

P. inornata is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Tolley, K.A.; Turner, A.A.; Becker, F.; Bauer, A.M. (2020). "Pedioplanis inornata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T196998A147691004. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196998A147691004.en . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
2. Pedioplanis inornata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 May 2019.
3. 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 inornata, p. 174 + Plate 58).

Further reading

• Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology61 (2): 91–112.
• Herrmann H-W, Branch WR (2013). "Fifty years of herpetological research in the Namib desert and Namibia with an updated and annotated species checklist". Journal of Arid Environments93: 94–115.
• Makokha JS, Bauer AM, Mayer W, Matthee CA (2007). "Nuclear and mtDNA-based phylogeny of southern African sand lizards, Pedioplanis (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution44 (2): 622–633.
• Roux J (1907). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Fauna von Süd-Afrika. Ergebnisse einer Reise von Prof. Max Weber im Jahre 1894. VII. Lacertilia (Eidechsen)". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tier, Jena25: 403–444. (Eremias inornata, new species, pp. 427-429 + Plate 15, figures 10–12). (in German).