Tropidosaura cottrelli
Tropidosaura cottrelli, also known commonly as Cottrell's mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
| Tropidosaura cottrelli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Tropidosaura |
| Species: | T. cottrelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Tropidosaura cottrelli (Hewitt, 1925) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, cottrelli, is in honor of South African ornithologist John Awdry Cottrell, who collected the holotype.[3]
Geographic range
T. cottrelli is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. cottrelli is grassland, at altitudes of 2,500–3,300 m (8,200–10,800 ft).[1]
Description
T. cottrelli is large for its genus. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5–6.5 cm (2.2–2.6 in).[4]
References
- Cunningham, M.J.; Tolley, K.A.; Bates, M.F.; Turner, A.A. (2018). "Tropidosaura cottrelli ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T178302A115659840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T178302A115659840.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- Tropidosaura cottrelli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 May 2019.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Tropidosaura cottrelli, p. 60).
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Tropidosaura cottrelli, p. 175 + Plate 62).
Further reading
- Hewitt J (1925). "On some new species of Reptiles and Amphibians from South Africa". Records of the Albany Museum, Grahamstown 3 (4): 343–370. (Basutosaura cottrelli, new species, p. 356).
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