Ichnotropis
Genus of lizards
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Ichnotropis is a genus of African lizards in the family Lacertidae. Species in the genus Ichnotropis are commonly called rough-scaled lizards.[2]
| Ichnotropis | |
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| Ichnotropis capensis in Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
| Genus: | Ichnotropis W. Peters, 1854[1] |
Species
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Ichnotropis bivittata Bocage, 1866 - Angolan rough-scaled lizard
- Ichnotropis capensis (A. Smith, 1838) - Cape rough-scaled lizard, ornate rough-scaled lizard, Smith's rough-scaled sand lizard
- Ichnotropis chapini K.P. Schmidt, 1919
- Ichnotropis grandiceps Broadley, 1967 - Caprivi rough-scaled lizard
- Ichnotropis microlepidota Marx, 1956 - Marx's rough-scaled lizard
- Ichnotropis tanganicana Boulenger, 1917 - Tanzanian rough-scaled lizard,
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Ichnotropis.
