Blanc's sand racer
| Blanc's sand racer | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Psammodromus |
| Species: | P. blanci |
| Binomial name | |
| Psammodromus blanci (Lataste, 1880) | |
| Synonyms | |
Blanc's sand racer (Psammodromus blanci ) is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to North Africa.[2]
Etymology
Both the specific name, blanci, and the common name, Blanc's sand racer, are in honor of Swiss zoologist Henri Blanc.[3]
Geographic range
P. blanci is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Blanc's sand racer are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and pastureland.[2]
Conservation status
P. blanci is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- 1 2 3 4 Joger U, Slimani T, El Mouden H, Geniez P. 2005. Psammodromus blanci. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Psammodromus blanci, p. 27).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural HIstory). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Psammodromus blanci, pp. 48–49).
- Lataste F. 1880. "Diagnoses de reptiles nouveaux d'Algérie". Le Naturaliste 1: 299, 306-307, 325. (Zerzoumia blanci, new species, p. 299).
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