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or narrowly separated from it. The collar is well marked. The ventral plates are smooth, feebly imbricate and arranged in 6 longitudinal series. The dorsal scales are smooth or keeled. Back with 2 to 6 longitudinal series of enlarged plate-like scales along the dorsal mid-line. This is the main
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are medium to large-sized lacertids with long cylindrical tails. The unregenerated tail is up to 3.25 times longer than head and body. Eyes with movable lids. The
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is an avid climber. The long stiff tail is aiding in balance on vegetation. They dig burrows in the soil below clumps of grasses or small bushes.
661:
Largen MJ, Spawls S (2006). "Lizards of
Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist, bibliography, gazetteer and identification key".
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species is therefore grass-loving lizards, or shield-backed ground lizards because of their typical back scalation and terrestrial habitat.
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709:"Scientific results of the Cambridge Expedition to the East African Lakes, 1930-1.—5. Reptiles and Amphibians"
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678:Über einige von Herrn Oscar Neumann bei Aden gesammelte u. beobachtete Säugethiere, Reptilien und Amphibien
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Ueber neue und seltene
Lacertiden aus der herpetologischen Sammlung des k. k. naturhistorischen Hofmuseums
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752:(Lacerta, Eremias, Diploglossus, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Sepsina, Ablepharus, Simotes, Onychocephalus)"
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than
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regions, mountainous areas as well as plains from sea level up to 1500 m altitude (
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Monatsberichte der Königlichen
Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin
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600:"On a Second Collection of Reptiles made by Mr. E. Lort-Phillips in Somaliland"
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847:, new species, pp. 371–373 + Plate XI, figures 1-3). (in German).
637:, new species, pp. 152–154 + Plate II, figures 3, 3a, 3b, 3c, 4).
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Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin
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392:- Hardegger's orangetail lizard, Hardegger's shield-backed lizard
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is pierced between two shields and usually bordered by the first
765:, new species, pp. 369–370 + Plate, figure 2). (in German).
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can be found also in marginal unattended cultivated areas with
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406:- southern orangetail lizard, Boulenger's shield-backed lizard
592:. Cairo and New York: The American University in Cairo Press.
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grass and other scrub and well vegetated natural habitats.
604:
The Annals and
Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series
460:- Peters's shield-backed lizard, Eritrea orangetail lizard
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della zona Gat (Missione della Reale Società Geografica)
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Descrizione preliminare di una nuova specie del genere
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The
Journal of the Linnean Society of London. Zoology
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527:". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
295:is only poorly known. Many of the species inhabit
818:Spawls S, Howell KM, Drewes RC, Ashe J (2002).
772:. Königstein: Koeltz Scientific Books. 630 pp.
626:Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
590:A Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Egypt
838:Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien
8:
820:A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa
352:are diurnal, sun-loving active predators on
851:
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768:Schleich HH, Kästle W, Kabisch K (1996).
770:Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa
513:
643:Monograph of the Lacertidae. Volume II
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482:Philochortus neumanni, P. intermedius
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697:, new species, pp. 30–31). (in
727:"The Lizards of British Somaliland"
720:Philocortus intermedius rudolfensis
792:Philochortus (Philochortus zolii)
360:, egg-laying and terrestrial but
14:
613:, new species, pp. 131–132).
431:- Phillips's shield-backed lizard
181:of this genus are distributed in
648:British Museum (Natural History)
35:
722:, new subspecies, p. 226).
445:- southern shield-backed lizard
376:are recognized as being valid.
331:bushland vegetation types. But
1:
733:Museum of Comparative Zoology
618:"On the lizards of the genus
420:- Neumann's orangetail lizard
248:= grass). The common name of
843:: 371-378 + Plates XI-XII. (
800:Atti Soc. Italiana Sci. Nat.
1046:Taxa named by Paul Matschie
287:The natural history of all
283:Habitat and natural history
240:means grass-loving (Greek:
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750:Über einige neue Reptilien
646:. London: Trustees of the
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693:, new genus, p. 30;
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32:Scientific classification
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650:. viii + 451 pp. (Genus
634:Philochortus intermedius
436:Philochortus rudolfensis
397:Philochortus intermedius
382:Philochortus hardeggeri
327:deciduous bushland and
654:, pp. 1-2; species of
588:Baha El Din S (2006).
488:
425:Philochortus phillipsi
342:Desmostachya bipinnata
315:) and can be found in
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640:Boulenger GA (1921).
616:Boulenger GA (1917).
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450:Philochortus spinalis
411:Philochortus neumanni
152:Philochortus spinalis
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811:, new species). (in
761:: 368-377 + Plate. (
536:Schleich et al. 1996
372:The following seven
845:Latastia hardeggeri
611:Latastia phillipsii
808:Philochortus zolii
735:at Harvard College
725:Parker HW (1942).
563:Spawls et al. 2002
498:binomial authority
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465:Philochortus zolii
170:of lizards of the
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909:Philochortus
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865:Philochortus
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658:, pp. 3-14).
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956:iNaturalist
889:Wikispecies
784:Scortecci G
740:(1): 1-101.
695:P. neumanni
554:Parker 1942
337:P. neumanni
313:P. neumanni
309:P. neumanni
270:supralabial
260:Species of
105:Subfamily:
1030:Categories
689:: 24-31. (
672:Matschie P
508:References
358:arthropods
356:and other
329:semidesert
324:Commiphora
244:= friend,
175:Lacertidae
140:See text.
109:Lacertinae
99:Lacertidae
705:Parker HW
668:: 21-109.
622:Matschie"
493:Nota bene
470:Scortecci
456:W. Peters
402:Boulenger
305:hyperarid
256:Diagnosis
233:Etymology
55:Kingdom:
49:Eukaryota
880:Q2070539
874:Wikidata
828:(1891).
786:(1934).
746:(1874).
744:Peters W
707:(1932).
674:(1893).
598:(1898).
416:Matschie
362:P. zolii
333:P. zolii
297:semiarid
276:Latastia
207:Djibouti
203:Ethiopia
134:Species
126:Matschie
95:Family:
89:Squamata
79:Reptilia
69:Chordata
65:Phylum:
59:Animalia
45:Domain:
987:1155177
974:1035583
948:2468714
813:Italian
458:, 1874)
390:, 1891)
374:species
368:Species
354:insects
289:species
266:nostril
246:chortos
215:Somalia
211:Eritrea
187:Algeria
179:Species
128:, 1893.
115:Genus:
85:Order:
75:Class:
1013:639029
1000:450827
776:
699:German
472:, 1934
443:, 1932
441:Parker
418:, 1893
404:, 1917
318:Acacia
242:philos
225:, and
172:family
969:IRMNG
961:35774
935:35553
223:Yemen
219:Kenya
199:Niger
191:Libya
183:Egypt
168:genus
166:is a
995:NCBI
982:ITIS
943:GBIF
922:6NFR
774:ISBN
759:1874
687:1893
629:1917
496:: A
484:and
335:and
301:arid
195:Mali
154:and
930:EoL
917:CoL
904:ADW
303:or
291:of
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