| 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) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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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.
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]
Reproduction
T. cottrelli is oviparous.[2] An adult female may lay as many as four eggs.[4]
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 3 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).
- 1 2 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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