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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sawtail Lizard 
SynonymHolaspis guentheri GRAY 1863: 152
Holaspis guentheri GRAY 1864: 103
Holaspis guentheri — TORNIER 1897: 40
Holaspis guentheri — SCHMIDT 1919: 515
Holaspis guentheri — WITTE & LAURENT 1942: 177
Holaspis guentheri guentheri — ARNOLD 1989: 545
Holaspis guentheri — CHIRIO & INEICH 2006
Holaspis guentheri — SPAWLS et al 2018: 188 
DistributionSierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, C/S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Central African Republic, Uganda, Angola, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo

Type locality: unknown (fide LOVERIDGE 1936)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.8.7.3.1 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (5494 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSubspecies: Holaspis guentheri laevis has been elevated to species status. Distribution not corrected for elevation of laevis to species status. The photos listed below may actually be H. laevis (M. Kroniger, pers. comm.).

Type species: Holaspis guentheri GRAY 1863: 152 is the type species of the genus Holaspis GRAY 1863.

Key: Arnold 1989 presents a key to the lacertids of equatorial Africa, including the genera Holaspis, Gastropholis, and Adolfus.

Synonymy: Boulenger 1921 considered laevis a synonym of guentheri. 
EtymologyNamed after Albert Günther (1830-1914), German-born zoologist at the British Museum. 
References
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