Philochortus hardeggeri (STEINDACHNER, 1891)
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Higher Taxa | Lacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards) |
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Common Names | E: Hardegger's Orangetail Lizard, Hardegger's Shield-backed Lizard |
Synonym | Latastia Hardeggeri STEINDACHNER 1891: 371 Eremias heterolepis BOETTGER 1893: 115 (fide BOULENGER 1897) Latastia heterolepis — BOETTGER 1893: 193 (emendation) Latastia Hardeggeri — BOULENGER 1898: 130 Latastia Hardeggeri — ANDERSON 1901: 145 Latastia degeni BOULENGER 1903: 55 (fide BOULENGER 1917: 154) Latastia hardeggeri — NEUMANN 1905 Latastia hardeggeri — TORNIER 1905: 375 Philochortus hardeggeri — BOULENGER 1917: 154 Philochortus hardeggeri — LOVERIDGE 1936 Philochortus hardeggeri — LANZA 1983 Philochortus hardeggeri — LARGEN & SPAWLS 2010: 359 |
Distribution | Somalia, Djibouti, E Ethiopia Type locality: Harar on the way from Heusa, Ethiopia; “Weg von Hensa nach Artu, Hararlande” fide TIEDEMANN et al. 1994 |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: NMW 16810:1,2 (m.) Holotype: BMNH 1946.9.3.41 Holotype: SMF 59441 [heterolepis] |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (4439 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Not listed in the Zoological Record of 1891 or 1892. Reference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. |
Etymology | Named after Dr. Dominik Kammel von Hardegger (1844-1915), an Austrian physician who explored Somalia and the Harar area, Ethiopia (1875), and Egypt and Nubia (1884-1885) (Beolens et al. 2011). |
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