Pedioplanis undata

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Pedioplanis undata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species:
P. undata
Binomial name
Pedioplanis undata
(A. Smith, 1838)
Synonyms [2]

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.

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Geographic range

P. undata is found in southern Namibia [1] [2] and in South Africa (northwestern Cape Province). [2]

Description

P. undata is a small and slender species, closely resembling P. namaquensis . However, the lower eyelid of P. undata has a "window" formed by 2–4 semitransparent large scales. Adults of P. undata have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5 cm (1.8–2.0 in), and the tail is very long, nearly three times SVL. [3]

Diet

P. undata preys upon small insects. [3]

Reproduction

P. undata is oviparous. [2] Each hatchling has a total length (including tail) of 5.5–7.5 cm (2.2–3.0 in). [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pedioplanis undata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T197003A110221952. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T197003A110221952.en . Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pedioplanis undata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 16 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 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. (Pedioplanus undata, p. 173 + Plate 58).

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