Philochortus phillipsi

Philochortus phillipsi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Philochortus
Species:	P. phillipsi
Binomial name
	Philochortus phillipsi; (Boulenger, 1898)
Synonyms
	Latastia phillipsii; Boulenger, 1898; Philochortus phillipsii; — Boulenger, 1917; Philochortus phillipsi; — Parker, 1942;

Last updated March 24, 2022

Philochortus phillipsi, known commonly as Phillips' orangetail lizard or Phillips' shield-backed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, phillipsi, is in honor of British naturalist Ethelbert Lort Phillips.^[6]

Geographic range

P. phillipsi is found in Ethiopia and Somalia.^[1]^[5]

Description

P. phillipsi is a small lizard with a very long tail. A male specimen with a total length of 156 mm (6.1 in) has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 42 mm (1.7 in) and a tail 114 mm (4.5 in) long.^[2]^[3]

Reproduction

P. phillipsi is oviparous.^[5]

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References

1 2 Mazuch, T. (2021). "Philochortus phillipsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T13152020A13152028. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13152020A13152028.en . Retrieved 23 March 2022.
1 2 Boulenger (1898).
1 2 Boulenger (1917).
↑ Parker (1942).
1 2 3 Philochortus phillipsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 May 2019.
↑ 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. (Philochortus phillipsii, p. 206).

Boulenger GA (1898). "On a Second Collection of Reptiles made by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series2: 130–133. (Latastia phillipsii, new species, pp. 131–132).
Boulenger (1917). "On the Lizards of the Genus Philochortus Matschie". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1917: 145-157 + Plates I-II. (Philochortus phillipsii, new combination, pp. 148-150 + Plate I, figures 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4).
Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography". Biogeographia14: 407–465.
Largen, Malcolm; Spawls, Stephen (2010). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 694 pp. ISBN 978-3899734669. (Philochortus phillipsi, p. 360).
Parker HW (1942). "The Lizards of British Somaliland (With an appendix on Topography and Climate by Capt. R. H. R. Taylor, O. B. E.)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College91 (1): 1–101. (Philochortus phillipsi, p. 76).

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[IUCN-1] 1 2 Mazuch, T. (2021). "Philochortus phillipsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021: e.T13152020A13152028. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T13152020A13152028.en . Retrieved 23 March 2022.

[Blgr1898-2] 1 2 Boulenger (1898).

[Blgr1917-3] 1 2 Boulenger (1917).

[4] Parker (1942).

[RDB-5] 1 2 3 Philochortus phillipsi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 May 2019.

[6] 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. (Philochortus phillipsii, p. 206).

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