Pedioplanis rubens, called commonly the Waterberg sand lizard,[3] reddish sand lizard, and (misleadingly[4]) Ruben's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Pedioplanis |
| Species: | P. rubens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pedioplanis rubens (Mertens, 1954)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, rubens, which means "tinged with red" in Latin, is not in honor of any person named Ruben,[4] but rather refers to the brick red color of the tail.[2]
Geographic range edit
P. rubens is found atop the northern portion of the Waterberg Plateau in Namibia.[3]
Habitat edit
The natural habitat of P. rubens is mopane savanna with red sandstone.[3]
Description edit
P. rubens may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). The tail is long, slightly more than twice SVL. Dorsally, the head and body are brown, and the tail is bright brick red. Ventrally, it is lighter-colored.[3]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Bauer, A.M.; Becker, F. (2020). "Pedioplanis rubens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T197002A110221939. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T197002A110221939.en. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Pedioplanis rubens at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pedioplanus rubens, p. 173 + Plate 58).
- ^ a b 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 (Pedioplanis rubens, p. 228).
Further reading edit
- Makokha JS, Bauer AM, Mayer W, Matthee CA (2007). "Nuclear and mtDNA-based phylogeny of southern African sand lizards, Pedioplanis (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44 (2): 622–633. (Pedioplanis rubens, new status).
- Mayer W (1989). "Comments on SZCZERBAK's (1975) catalogue of the African Sand Lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae)". Herpetozoa 1 (3/4): 133–137. (Pedioplanis undata rubens, new combination, p. 135).
- Mertens R (1954). "Neue Eidechsen aus Südwest-Afrika". Senckenbergiana 34: 175–183. (Eremias undata rubens, new subspecies, p. 177). (in German).
- Szczerbak, "Nikolai N. [sic]" (1989). "Catalogue of the African Sand Lizards (Reptilia: Sauria: Eremiainae: Lampreremias, Pseuderemias, Taenieremias, Mesalina, Meroles)". Herpetozoa 1 (3/4): 119–132. (Mesalina undata rubens, new combination, p. 125). (This paper was originally published in 1975 in Russian as "[Katalog afrikanskih Jascurok]". by the [Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, Kiev, USSR]).
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