Pedioplanis haackei

Pedioplanis haackei is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Angola.[1][2]

Pedioplanis haackei
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Pedioplanis
Species:
P. haackei
Binomial name
Pedioplanis haackei

Etymology

The specific name, haackei, is in honor of South African herpetologist Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021).[2]

Geographic range

P. haackei is found in Namibe Province in southwestern Angola.[1][2]

Habitat

The natural habitat of P. haackei is sandy plains near rock outcrops with some grass and Senegalia mellifera thorn bushes.[2]

Description

P. haackei has 10 longitudinal rows of ventral scales. It typically has three faint dorso-lateral stripes, which are dark-colored and bordered with white. The flanks have a reticulated pattern. The semitransparent "window" of the lower eyelid consists of two large scales.[2]

References
  1. Conradie, W.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N. (2020). "Pedioplanis haackei ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110221972A110221977. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110221972A110221977.en. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. Pedioplanis haackei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.

Further reading
  • Bates MF, Alexander GJ, Bauer AM (2022). "Tribute to a legend of southern African herpetology: Wulf Dietrich Haacke (1936–2021), with a bibliography of his herpetological contributions". African Journal of Herpetology 71 (1): 1–13.
  • Conradie W, Measey GJ, Branch WR, Tolley KA (2012). "Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola". African Journal of Herpetology 61 (2): 91–112. (Pedioplanis haackei, new species).



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