Pedioplanis laticeps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Pedioplanis |
Species: | P. laticeps
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Binomial name | |
Pedioplanis laticeps (
A. Smith, 1845)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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. [1] [2]
P. laticeps is found in southern Namibia and western South Africa. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. laticeps is shrubland. [1]
The coloration of P. laticeps is very variable. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). There is no gular fold, and the nasals are not in contact with each other behind the rostral. [3]
Pedioplanis laticeps | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Pedioplanis |
Species: | P. laticeps
|
Binomial name | |
Pedioplanis laticeps (
A. Smith, 1845)
| |
Synonyms [2] | |
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. [1] [2]
P. laticeps is found in southern Namibia and western South Africa. [1] [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. laticeps is shrubland. [1]
The coloration of P. laticeps is very variable. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in). There is no gular fold, and the nasals are not in contact with each other behind the rostral. [3]