Latastia longicaudata explained
Latastia longicaudata, also known commonly as the common long-tailed lizard and the southern long-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to northern sub-Saharan Africa. There are four recognized subspecies.
Geographic range
L. longicaudata is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Yemen.
Subspecies
The following four subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
- Latastia longicaudata andersoni
- Latastia longicaudata lanzai
- Latastia longicaudata longicaudata
- Latastia longicaudata revoili
Nota bene
A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Latastia.
Etymology
The subspecific names, lanzai and revoili, are in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza[1] and French naturalist Georges Révoil,[2] respectively.
Reproduction
L. longicaudata is oviparous.
Further reading
- Arillo A, Balletto E, Spanó S (1967). "Il genere Latastia Bedriaga in Somalia". Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Università di Genova 35: 105–145. (Latastia longicaudata lanzai, new subspecies). (in Italian).
- Boulenger GA (1921). Monograph of the Lacertidæ. Volume II. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Adler and Son and West Newman, printers). viii + 451 pp. (Latastia longicaudata Var. andersonii, new variety, p. 30).
- Reuss A (1834). "Zoologische Miscellen. Reptilien, Saurier, Batrachier ". Abhandlungen aus dem Gebiete der beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, Museum Senckenbergianum, Frankfurt am Main 1 (6): 27–62. (Lacerta longicaudata, new species, p. 29). (in German).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). A Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Wildlife. 624 pp. . (Latastia longicaudata, pp. 196–197).
Notes and References
- [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]
- [Léon Vaillant|Vaillant L]
