Philochortus neumanni

Philochortus neumanni, known commonly as Neumann's orangetail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.

Philochortus neumanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Philochortus
Species:
P. neumanni
Binomial name
Philochortus neumanni
Matschie, 1893
Synonyms[2]
  • Philochortus neumanni
    Matschie, 1893
  • Latastia neumanni
    — Anderson, 1895
  • Philocortus neumanni
    — Boulenger, 1917

Etymology

The specific name, neumanni, is in honor of German ornithologist Oscar Neumann.[3]

Geographic range

P. neumanni is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[2]

Description

Dorsally, P. neumanni is brown or blackish with six narrow yellow stripes. Ventrally, it is white. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8 cm (3.1 in). The tail is very long, about 20 cm (7.9 in).[4]

Reproduction

P. neumanni is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Sindaco R, Busais SMS, Al Jumaily MM (2012). "Philochortus neumanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T199613A2606745. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199613A2606745.en. Downloaded on 17 May 2019.
  2. Philochortus neumanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Philocortus neumanni, p. 189).
  4. Boulenger GA (1917). "On the Lizards of the Genus Philocortus Matschie". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1917: 145-157 + Plates I-II. (Philochortus neumanni, pp. 150-152 + Plate II, figure 1).

Further reading
  • Arnold EN (1986). "A Key and Annotated Checklist to the Lizards and Amphibaenians of Arabia". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 385–535.
  • Matschie P (1893). "Ueber einege von Herrn OSCAR NEUMANN bei Aden gesammelte und beobachtete Säugethiere, Reptilien und Amphibien ". Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1893: 24–31. (Philochortus neumanni, new species, pp. 30-31). (in German and Latin).


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