Heliobolus spekii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Heliobolus
Species:
H. spekii
Binomial name
Heliobolus spekii
(Günther, 1872)
Synonyms[2]
  • Eremias spekii
    Günther, 1872
  • Eremias rugiceps
    W. Peters, 1878
  • Lampreremias spekii
    — Szczerbak, 1989
  • Heliobolus spekii
    — Broadley & Howell, 1991

Heliobolus spekii, also known commonly as Speke's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa and the Horn of Africa. There are three recognized subspecies.

Etymology

The specific name, spekii, is in honor of British explorer John Hanning Speke.[3]

Geographic range

H. spekii is found in Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.[1][2]

Reproduction

H. spekii is oviparous.[2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.[2]

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Heliobolus.

References

  1. ^ a b Howell, K.; Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W. (2021). "Heliobolus spekii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T196978A42375636. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T196978A42375636.en. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Heliobolus spekii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ 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. (Heliobolus neumanni, p. 189; H. spekii, p. 249).

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