Pedioplanis laticeps

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.

Pedioplanis laticeps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species:
P. laticeps
Binomial name
Pedioplanis laticeps
(A. Smith, 1845)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eremias laticeps
    A. Smith, 1845
  • Mesalina laticeps
    — Szczerbak, 1975
  • Pedioplanis laticeps
    — Mayer, 1989

Geographic range

P. laticeps is found in Namibia and South Africa.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. laticeps is shrubland.[1]

Description

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]

Reproduction

P. laticeps is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Tolley K, Turner AA (2018). "Pedioplanis laticeps ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T178741A115660460. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178741A115660460.en. Downloaded on 16 May 2019.
  2. Pedioplanis laticeps at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
  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 laticeps, p. 171 + Plate 59).

Further reading
  • Kirchhof S, Penner J, Rödel M-O, Müller J (2017). "Resolution of the types, diagnostic features, and distribution of two easily confused Sand Lizards, Pedioplanis laticeps (Smith, 1845) and P. burchelli (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) (Squamata: Lacertidae)". Zootaxa 4318 (1): 082–109.
  • Plessis IJ, Mouton PFN (2011). "Habitat Preferences of Three Sympatric Lacertid Lizards in the Arid Tankwa Karoo Basin of South Africa". African Zoology 46 (1): 88–94.
  • Smith A (1845). Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted out by "The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa:" Together with a Summary of African Zoology, and an Inquiry into the Geographical Ranges of Species in that Quarter of the Globe. [Volume III. Reptilia]. London: Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury. (Smith, Elder and Co., printers). Plates I-XLVIII + unnumbered pages of text. (Eremias laticeps, new species, plate XLVI, figure 1 + two unnumbered pages). (in English and Latin).



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