Tropidosaura
Genus of wall lizards from South Africa
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Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.[1] The genus is endemic to southern Africa.[2]
| Tropidosaura | |
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| Tropidosaura gularis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Subfamily: | Lacertinae |
| Genus: | Tropidosaura Fitzinger, 1826[1] |
| Species | |
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Four, see text. | |
Geographic range
Species
The following four species are recognized.[3]
- Tropidosaura cottrelli (Hewitt, 1925) – Cottrell's mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura essexi Hewitt, 1927 – Essex's mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura gularis Hewitt, 1927 – Cape mountain lizard, yellow-striped mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura montana (Gray, 1831) – common mountain lizard, green-striped mountain lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.
