Heliobolus neumanni explained

Heliobolus neumanni, also known commonly as Neumann's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to East Africa.

Geographic range

H. neumanni is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Etymology

The specific name, neumanni, is in honor of German ornithologist Oscar Neumann.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. neumanni is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to .

Reproduction

H. neumanni is oviparous.

Further reading

• Broadley DG, Howell KM (1991). "A Check List of the Reptiles of Tanzania, with Synoptic Keys". Syntarsus 1: 1–70. (Heliobolus neumanni, new combination, p. 18).
• Largen, Malcolm

Spawls, Stephen (2010). The Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. 687 pp. .

• Spawls, Stephen; Howell, Kim; Hinkel, Harald; Menegon, Michele (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. .
• Tornier G (1905). "Schildkröten und Eidechsen aus Nordost-Afrika und Arabien. Aus Carlo v. Erlanger's und Oscar Neumann's Forschungreise ". Zoologische Jahrbücher. Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere 22: 365–388. (Eremias neumanni, new species, pp. 376–377). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]