Philochortus phillipsi (BOULENGER, 1898)
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Philipps’ Shield-backed Lizard |
Synonym | Latastia Phillipsii BOULENGER 1898: 131 Philochortus phillipsii — BOULENGER 1917: 148 Philochortus hardeggeri taylori PARKER 1932: 354 Philochortus philippsi [sic] — ANGEL 1936 Philochortus phillipsi — PARKER 1942: 76 Philochortus phillipsi — LANZA 1983 Philochortus phillipsi — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 360 Philochortus phillipsii — SPAWLS et al. 2023 |
Distribution | N Somalia and adjacent regions of Ethiopia
Type locality: “Berbera” [Somalia]
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Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.9.3.42-43 (formerly 98.5.21.19-20) Syntypes: BMNH [taylori] |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (3285 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Synonymy: Taylor 1942 synonymized Philochortus hardeggeri taylori with P. phillipsi. |
Etymology | named after Mr. Lort-Phillips, collector of the types. |
References |
- Angel, M.F. 1936. Description d'une nouvelle espèce du genre Philochortus provenant des confins Saharo-Soudanais, et tableau synoptique des espèces du genre. Bull. Soc. Zool. (Paris) 61: 100-105
- Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here
- Boulenger, G. A. 1898. On a second collection of reptiles made by Mr. E. Lord-Phillips in Somaliland. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 2: 130-133 - get paper here
- Boulenger, G.A. 1917. On the lizards of the genus Philochortus MATSCHIE. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1917: 145-157 - get paper here
- Lanza, B. 1983. A list of the Somali amphibians and reptiles. MONITORE ZOOLOGICO ITALIANO, new Ser., SUPPL. 18 (8): 193-247 - get paper here
- Lanza, B. 1990. Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography. Biogeographia, 14: 407-465 [1988] - get paper here
- Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2006. Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification. Tropical Zoology 19 (1): 21-109 - get paper here
- Largen, M.J.; Spawls, S. 2010. Amphibians and Reptiles of Ethiopia and Eritrea. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt, 694 pp.
- Mazuch, Tomáš 2013. Amphibians and Reptiles of Somaliland and Eastern Ethiopia. Tomáš Mazuch Publishing, 80 pp. ISBN: 978-80-905439-0-4 - get paper here
- Parker, H. W. 1942. The lizards of British Somaliland. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 91: 1—101 - get paper here
- Parker,H.W. 1932. Two collections af amphibians and reptiles from British Somaliland. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1932: 335-367
- Spawls, Stephen; Tomáš Mazuch & Abubakr Mohammad 2023. Handbook of Amphibians and Reptiles of North-east Africa. Bloomsbury, 640 pp. - get paper here
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