Pedioplanis namaquensis

Pedioplanis namaquensis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Pedioplanis
Species:	P. namaquensis
Binomial name
	Pedioplanis namaquensis; (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Synonyms
	Eremias namaquensis ; A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839; Mesalina namaquensis ; — Szczerbak, 1989; Pedioplanis namaquensis ; — Mayer, 1989;

Pedioplanis namaquensis, known commonly as the Namaqua sand lizard or l'Érémias namaquois (in French), is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.

Geographic range

P. namaquensis is found in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa.^[1]^[2]

Description

A slender and small species, adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4–5 cm (1.6–2.0 in). The lower eyelid has 10–12 enlarged scales, and is semitransparent.^[3]

Diet

P. namaquensis preys upon insects.^[3]

Reproduction

P. namaquensis is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Tolley, K.A.; Turner, A.A. (2021). "Pedioplanis namaquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197001A147692062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197001A147692062.en. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Pedioplanis namaquensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b 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. (Pedioplanis namaquensis, pp. 172–173 + Plate 57).

Auerbach RD (1987). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Botswana. Gaborone, Botswana: Mokwepa Consultants. 295 pp. ISBN 978-9991201139.
Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Eremias namaquensis, pp. 91–92).
Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1839). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles. Tome cinquième [Volume 5]. Paris: Roret. viii + 854 pp. (Eremias namaquensis, new species, pp. 307–309). (in French).

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[IUCN-1] Tolley, K.A.; Turner, A.A. (2021). "Pedioplanis namaquensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T197001A147692062. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T197001A147692062.en. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

[RDB-2] Pedioplanis namaquensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.

[Bill-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. (Pedioplanis namaquensis, pp. 172–173 + Plate 57).

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