Neumann's Orangetail Lizard articles

Distribution

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Continent: Near-East
Distribution: SW Saudi Arabia, Yemen
Type locality: Scadi bei Lahadsch [= Lahij?, Yemen]

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Philochortus neumanni

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Philochortus neumanni, known commonly as Neumann's orangetail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, neumanni, is in honor of German ornithologist Oscar Neumann.^[3]

Geographic range

P. neumanni is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.^[2]

Description

Dorsally, P. neumanni is brown or blackish with six narrow yellow stripes. Ventrally, it is white. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8 cm (3.1 in). The tail is very long, about 20 cm (7.9 in).^[4]

Reproduction

P. neumanni is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ Sindaco, R.; Busais, S.M.S.; Al Jumaily, M.M. (2012). "Philochortus neumanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199613A2606745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199613A2606745.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Philochortus neumanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 May 2019.
^ 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. (Philocortus neumanni, p. 189).
^ Boulenger GA (1917). "On the Lizards of the Genus Philocortus Matschie". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1917: 145-157 + Plates I-II. (Philochortus neumanni, pp. 150-152 + Plate II, figure 1).

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Philochortus neumanni: Brief Summary