Latastia cherchii
Latastia cherchii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Latastia |
Species: | L. cherchii |
Binomial name | |
Latastia cherchii |
Latastia cherchii is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, cherchii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Maria Adelaide Cherchi.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]L. cherchii is found in central Somalia.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of L. cherchii is desert.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Mazuch, T. (2021). "Latastia cherchii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178742A42390445. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T178742A42390445.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Latastia cherchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 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. (Latastia cherchii, p. 53).
Further reading
[edit]- Arillo A, Balletto E, Spanò S (1967). "Il genere Latastia Bedriaga in Somalia". Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Università di Genova 35: 105–145. (Latastia cherchii, new species, p. 132). (in Italian).
- Lanza B (1983). "A List of the Somali Amphibians and Reptiles". Monitore Zoologico Italiano. Supplemento 18 (1): 193–247. (Latastia cherchii, p. 215). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
- Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465. (Latastia cherchii, p. 427).