Latastia longicaudata


Latastia longicaudata, also known commonly as the common long-tailed lizard and the southern long-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to northern sub-Saharan Africa. There are four recognized subspecies.

Geographic range

L. longicaudata is found in Cameroon, Central [African Republic], Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Yemen.

Subspecies

The following four subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized as being valid.
  • Latastia longicaudata andersoni
  • Latastia longicaudata lanzai
  • Latastia longicaudata longicaudata
  • Latastia longicaudata revoili
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Latastia.

Etymology

The subspecific names, lanzai and revoili, are in honor of Italian herpetologist Benedetto Lanza and French naturalist Georges Révoil, respectively.

Reproduction

L. longicaudata is oviparous.