Tropidosaura Explained

Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa.^[1]

Geographic range

All species in the genus Tropidosaura are found in southern Africa.

Species

The following four species are recognized.^[2]

• Tropidosaura cottrelli (Hewitt, 1925) – Cottrell's mountain lizard
• Tropidosaura essexi Hewitt, 1927 – Essex's mountain lizard
• Tropidosaura gularis Hewitt, 1927 – Cape mountain lizard, yellow-striped mountain lizard
• Tropidosaura montana (Gray, 1831) – common mountain lizard, green-striped mountain lizard

Nota bene

A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.

Further reading

• Fitzinger LI (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschaft-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. Zoologischen Museums zu Wien. Vienna: J.G. Heubner. 5 unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (Tropidosaura, new genus, p. 22). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:William Roy Branch|Branch, Bill]
2. www.reptile-database.org.