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Congolacerta vauereselli

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Congolacerta vauereselli, also known commonly as the sparse-scaled forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to central Africa.

Etymology

Tornier (1902) did not explain the source of the specific name vauereselli.[2][3]

Geographic range

C. vauereselli is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural Habitat of C. vauereselli is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,400 m (3,300–7,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

References

  1. ^ a b Wagner, P.; Spawls, S. (2021). "Congolacerta vauereselli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178426A46107660. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T178426A46107660.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Spawls S, Howell K, Drewes R, Ashe J (2002). A Field Guide to the Reptiles of East Africa. Cologne, Germany: Academic Press. 544 pp. ISBN 0-12-656470-1.
  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. (Adolfus vauereselli, p. 273).
  4. ^ a b Species Congolacerta vauereselli at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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Congolacerta vauereselli: Brief Summary

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Congolacerta vauereselli, also known commonly as the sparse-scaled forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to central Africa.

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