Tropidosaura
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Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.[1] The genus is endemic to southern Africa.[2]
Geographic range
All species in the genus Tropidosaura are found in southern Africa.[3]
Species
The following four species are recognized.[3]
- Tropidosaura cottrelli (Hewitt, 1925) – Cottrell's mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura essexi Hewitt, 1927 – Essex's mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura gularis Hewitt, 1927 – Cape mountain lizard, yellow-striped mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura montana (Gray, 1831) – common mountain lizard, green-striped mountain lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.
References
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- ↑ 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. Template:ISBN. (Genus Tropidosaura, p. 174).
- ↑ a b Genus Tropidosaura at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Further reading
- Fitzinger LI (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschaft-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. Zoologischen Museums zu Wien. Vienna: J.G. Heubner. 5 unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (Tropidosaura, new genus, p. 22). (in German).