Latastia taylori PARKER, 1942
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | Taylor's Longtail Lizard |
Synonym | Latastia taylori PARKER 1942: 72 Latastia taylori — ARILLO et al. 1967 Latastia taylori — LANZA 1983 |
Distribution | Somalia Type locality: Buran Valley, 2500 ft elevation |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: BMNH |
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Etymology | Named after Captain R H R Taylor who was an officer in the Royal Artillery and an administrator in British Somaliland (now part of Somalia). In 1934 he was a member of the Anglo-Ethiopian Boundary Commission. He returned to England in 1935 by travelling through Ethiopia and Sudan. In 1942 he was co-author with Parker, who described this reptile, of The lizards of British Somaliland. |
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