Class Reptilia Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Infraorder Scincomorpha Subfamily Lacertinae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Philochortus, Heliobolus, Nucras, Latastia, Pedioplanis | ||
Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa.
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Geographic range
All species in the genus Tropidosaura are found in South Africa.
Species
The following four species are recognized.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.
Etymology
The specific names, cottrelli and essexi, are in honor of South African ornithologist John Awdry Cottrell and South African herpetologist Robert Essex, respectively.
References
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