Heliobolus neumanni

Heliobolus neumanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Heliobolus
Species:
H. neumanni
Binomial name
Heliobolus neumanni
(Tornier, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Eremias neumanni
    Tornier, 1905
  • Heliobolus neumanni
    — Broadley & Howell, 1991

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 distribution

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

Etymology

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

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Heliobolus neumanni is savanna, at altitudes from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

Reproduction

Heliobolus neumanni is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Spawls S, Msuya CA (2021). "Heliobolus neumanni ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196976A42372340.en. Accessed on 2 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Heliobolus neumanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 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. (Heliobolus neumanni, p. 189).

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