Pedioplanis

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Pedioplanis
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Pedioplanis namaquensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Subfamily: Lacertinae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Fitzinger, 1843 [1]

Pedioplanis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae. All species of Pedioplanis are endemic to southern Africa. [2] [3]

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Species

There are 16 valid species in this genus: [3]

Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pedioplanis.

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Pedioplanis gaerdesi, known commonly as the Kaokoland sand lizard, the Kaokoveld sand lizard, and Mayer's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Pedioplanis haackei is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola.

Pedioplanis huntleyi is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola.

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.

<i>Pedioplanis laticeps</i> Species of lizard

Pedioplanis laticeps, known commonly as the Cape sand lizard or the Karoo sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.

<i>Pedioplanis lineoocellata</i> Species of lizard

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Pedioplanis rubens, called commonly the Waterberg sand lizard, reddish sand lizard, and (misleadingly) Ruben's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Pedioplanis undata, 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.

<i>Pedioplanis branchi</i> Species of lizard

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References

  1. "Pedioplanis ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Scincomorpha/Lacertidae.
  2. Conradie, Werner (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology. 61 (2): 91–112. Bibcode:2012AfJH...61...91C. doi:10.1080/21564574.2012.676079. S2CID   49556402.
  3. 1 2 Pedioplanis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 11 July 2014.

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