Southern rock lizard

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Southern rock lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Lacertoidea
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Australolacerta
Arnold, 1989
Species:
A. australis
Binomial name
Australolacerta australis
(Hewitt, 1926)
Synonyms [2]
  • Lacerta australis Hewitt, 1926

The southern rock lizard (Australolacerta australis) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is endemic to the Western Cape, South Africa. [1] [2] It occurs in fynbos on the rocky mountain slopes. [1]

Southern rock lizard is an oviparous species that grows to a snout–vent length of 50–65 mm (2.0–2.6 in), occasionally to 70 mm (2.8 in). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Cunningham, M.J.; Tolley, K.A.; Turner, A.A. (2018). "Australolacerta australis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T41228A115654234. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T41228A115654234.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Australolacerta australis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 January 2018.


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