Norrthwestern Namibia. 

Species:

Pedioplanis gaerdesi  (MERTENS, 1954)

Synonyms:

Eremias undata gaerdesi  MERTENS, 1954

Common names:

Damara Sand Lizard (English)
Kaokoveld Sand Lizard (English)
Kaokofeld-Wüstenrenner (German)

Types:

Holotype: SMF 45954

Terra Typica:

Tsisab Canyon, Brandberg, NW-Namibia.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Mertens, R. (1954) -  Description of Pedioplanis gaerdesi. -  In: “Neue Eidechsen aus Südwest-Afrika”. – Senckenbergiana, Frankfurt/Main, 34 (4/6): 175-183.   

  • Makokha, J.S. & Bauer, A.M. & Mayer, W. & Matthee, C.A. (2007) -  Nuclear and mtDNA-based phylogeny of southern African sand lizards, Pedioplanis (Sauria: Lacertidae). -  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 44 (2): 622-633.    

  • Conradie, W. & Measey, G.J. & Branch, W.R. & Tolley, K. (2012) -  Revised phylogeny of African sand lizards (Pedioplanis), with the description of two new species from south-western Angola -  African Journal of Herpetology, Johannesburg, South Africa, 61 (2): 1-22.    

  • Childers, J.L. & Kirchhof, S. & Bauer, A.M. (2021) -  Lizards of a different stripe: phylogenetics of the Pedioplanis undata species complex (Squamata, Lacertidae), with the description of two new species. -  Zoosystematics and Evolution, 97 (1): 249–272.    

 
 
 
 
 

Pedioplanis gaerdesi  © 2011 Go Yamagata