Tropidosaura montana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Tropidosaura |
Species: | T. montana
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Binomial name | |
Tropidosaura montana (
Gray, 1831)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Tropidosaura montana, also known commonly as the common mountain lizard and the green-striped mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. There are three recognized subspecies. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. montana are grassland and shrubland. [1]
Adults of T. montana have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in). Compared to other species of its genus, the head is shorter, and the tail is longer. [3]
T. montana is terrestrial. [1]
T. montana is oviparous. [2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 4–5 eggs, each egg measuring on average 10.5 x 6.5 mm (0.41 x 0.26 in). Eggs are laid in November and hatch in a little more than a month. Each hatchling has a total length (including tail) of about 6 cm (2.4 in). [3]
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.
The subspecific name, rangeri, is in honor of Gordon Ranger who collected the holotype. [4]
Tropidosaura montana | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Tropidosaura |
Species: | T. montana
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Binomial name | |
Tropidosaura montana (
Gray, 1831)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Tropidosaura montana, also known commonly as the common mountain lizard and the green-striped mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to South Africa. There are three recognized subspecies. [2]
The preferred natural habitats of T. montana are grassland and shrubland. [1]
Adults of T. montana have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.5–5.5 cm (1.8–2.2 in). Compared to other species of its genus, the head is shorter, and the tail is longer. [3]
T. montana is terrestrial. [1]
T. montana is oviparous. [2] An adult female may lay a clutch of 4–5 eggs, each egg measuring on average 10.5 x 6.5 mm (0.41 x 0.26 in). Eggs are laid in November and hatch in a little more than a month. Each hatchling has a total length (including tail) of about 6 cm (2.4 in). [3]
Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies. [2]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.
The subspecific name, rangeri, is in honor of Gordon Ranger who collected the holotype. [4]