Pedioplanis husabensis

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Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Lacertibaenia 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata

Subordo: Lacertoidea
Infraordo: Lacertibaenia

Familia: Lacertidae
Subfamilia: Lacertinae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species: Pedioplanis husabensis

Name[edit]

Holotype: SMWN 4424, adult ♂.

Type locality: “northern side of Husab Mountain, Namib Park, Swakopmund Dist., S. W. A./ Namibia, 22° 40' S, 15° 08' E, 750 m above sea level.”

Paratypes (20): SMWN 4420-4423, 4425-4426, 4529-4530, 5307-5318, all from the same locality as holotype.

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

  • Berger-Dell’Mour, H.A.E. & Mayer, W. 1989. On the parapatric existence of two species of the Pedioplanis undata group (Reptilia: Sauria: Lacertidae) in the central Namib Desert (Southwest Africa) with description of the new species Pedioplanis husabensis. Herpetozoa 1(3–4): 83–95. Reference page

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Vernacular names[edit]

English: Husab Sand Lizard