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Ichnotropis tanganicana BOULENGER, 1917

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Higher TaxaLacertidae, Eremiadinae, Sauria, Lacertoidea, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Tanzanian rough-scaled lizard 
SynonymIchnotropis tanganicana BOULENGER 1917: 278
Ichnotropis tanganicana — BOULENGER 1921: 181
Ichnotropis overlaeti WITTE & LAURENT 1942: 173 (fide LOVERIDGE 1953)
Ichnotropis capensis overlaeti — LAURENT 1950
Ichnotropis capensis overlaeti — LAURENT 1952
Ichnotropis overlaeti — WITTE 1953
Ichnotropis capensis overlaeti — LAURENT 1964
Ichnotropis tanganicana — BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991: 18
Ichnotropis tanganicana — EDWARDS et al. 2013
Ichnotropis tanganicana — SPAWLS et al 2018: 203
Ichnotropis capensis overlaeti — MARQUES et al. 2018
Ichnotropis tanganicana — CONRADIE et al. 2025: 645 
DistributionW Tanzania N Malawi, N Zambia, S Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga) (eastern bank of Lake Tanganyika)

Type locality: East coast of Lake Tanganyika (probably from Tanzania)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: BMNH 1946.9.3.49 (96.5.14.14), male
Holotype: RMCA (= MRAC) 9691 (collector F.G. Overlaet) [overlaeti] 
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CommentOnly known from the holotype (fide BROADLEY & HOWELL 1991).

Synonymy: The validity of this species is questioned by several authors, e.g. Berg 2017, although LOVERIDGE (1933), who examined the only specimen of I. tanganicana in London himself, is confident that I. tanganicana and I. bivittata are clearly distinguishable. Conradie et al. synonymized I. overlaeti with I. tanganicana.

Abundance: only known from the type locality (Meiri et al. 2017).

Distribution: See map in Conradie et al. 2025: 637 (Fig. 3). 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • Berg, M.P. van den 2017. An annotated bibliographic history of Ichnotropis PETERS, 1854 (Reptilia, Lacertidae) with remarks on the validity of some of the including species. L@CERTIDAE (Eidechsen Online), 2017 [4]: 60-138. - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1917. Descriptions of new lizards of the family Lacertidae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 19: 277-279 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1921. Monograph of the Lacertidae, vol. 2. British Museum (London), 451 pp. - get paper here
  • Broadley, D. G. & HOWELL, K. M. 1991. A check list of the reptiles of Tanzania, with synoptic keys. Syntarsus 1: 1—70
  • Caro, T. & Evans, O. & Fitzherbert, E. & Gardner, T.A. & Howell, K. & Drewes, R. & Shaffer, H.B. 2011. Reptiles of Katavi National Park, western Tanzania, are from different biomes. African Journal of Ecology, 49 (3): 377–382 - get paper here
  • Conradie W, Keates C, Greenbaum E, Lobón-Rovira J, Tolley KA, Benito M, Vaz Pinto P, van Breda RV, Verburgt L 2025. Systematics of African rough-scaled lizards, with description of two new species from eastern Angola (Squamata: Lacertidae: Ichnotropis Peters, 1854). Vertebrate Zoology 75: 627-672 - get paper here
  • EDWARDS, SHELLEY; WILLIAM R. BRANCH, BIEKE VANHOOYDONCK, ANTHONY HERREL, G. JOHN MEASEY, KRYSTAL A. TOLLEY 2013. Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae). Zootaxa 3669 (2): 101–114 - get paper here
  • Laurent, R. F. 1952. Batraciens et Reptiles récemment acquis par le Musée du Congo Belge. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 44: 198-203.
  • Laurent, R.F. 1964. Reptiles et batraciens de l'Angola (troisième contribution). Companhia de Di amantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais, Museu do Dundo (Angola), No. 67, 165 pp.
  • Laurent,R.F. 1950. Reptiles et Batraciens de la région de Dundo (Angola du Nord-Est). Première note. Publ. cult. Co. Diam. Angola 10: 7-17
  • Loveridge,A. 1933. Reports on the scientific Results of an Expedition to the Southwestem Highlands of Tanganyika Territory. VII. Herpetology. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harvard 74: 197-415 - get paper here
  • Marques, Mariana P.; Luis M. P. Ceríaco , David C. Blackburn , and Aaron M. Bauer 2018. Diversity and Distribution of the Amphibians and Terrestrial Reptiles of Angola -- Atlas of Historical and Bibliographic Records (1840–2017). Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. (Ser. 4) 65: 1-501 (Supplement II)
  • Meiri, Shai; Aaron M. Bauer, Allen Allison, Fernando Castro-Herrera, Laurent Chirio, Guarino Colli, Indraneil Das, Tiffany M. Doan, Frank Glaw, Lee L. Grismer, Marinus Hoogmoed, Fred Kraus, Matthew LeBreton, Danny Meirte, Zoltán T. Nagy, Cristiano d 2017. Extinct, obscure or imaginary: the lizard species with the smallest ranges. Diversity and Distributions 24 (2): 262-273 - get paper here
  • Spawls, S.; Howell, K.; Drewes, R.C. & Ashe, J. 2002. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, 543 pp. [reviews in HR 34: 396 and Afr. J. Herp. 51; 147] - get paper here
  • Spawls, Steve; Kim Howell, Harald Hinkel, Michele Menegon 2018. Field Guide to East African Reptiles. Bloomsbury, 624 pp. - get paper here
  • Witte, G. F. de 1953. Reptiles. Exploration du Parc National de l'Upemba. Mission G. F. de Witte en collaboration avec W. Adam, A. Janssens, L. Van Meel et R. Verheyen (1946–1949). Institut des Parcs Nationaux du Congo Belge. Brussels, vol. 6, 322 pp. - get paper here
  • WITTE, G.-F. DE & R.F. LAURENT 1942. Liste des Lacertidae du Congo Belge et description d’une espèce nouvelle. Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines, Bruxelles, 36 (2): 165-180 - get paper here
 
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