Ichnotropis chapini
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| Ichnotropis chapini | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Ichnotropis |
| Species: | I. chapini
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| Binomial name | |
| Ichnotropis chapini Schmidt, 1919
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Ichnotropis chapini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Central Africa.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]I. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.[2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of I. chapini is savanna, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Kusamba C (2021). "Ichnotropis chapini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44929655A44929719.en. Accessed on 07 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Ichnotropis chapini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 2019.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Ichnotropis chapini, p. 51).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Edwards S, Branch WR, Vanhooydonck B, Herrel A, Measey GJ, Tolley KA (2013). "Taxonomic adjustments in the systematics of the southern African lacertid lizards (Sauria: Lacertidae)". Zootaxa 3669 (2): 101–114.
- Laurent RF (1952). "Batraciens et reptiles récemment acquis par le Musée du Congo Belge". Revue de zoologie et de botanique africaines 44: 198–203. (Ichnotropis capensis chapini, new combination, new status). (in French).
- Schmidt KP (1919). "Contributions to the Herpetology of the Belgian Congo Based on the Collection of the American Museum Congo Expedition, 1909–1915. Part I. Turtles, Crocodiles, Lizards, and Chameleons". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 39 (2): 385–624 + Plates VII–XXXII. (Ichnotropis chapini, new species, pp. 508–510, figure 17).
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