Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
August 14th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Pedioplanis
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African Sand Lizards
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Südafrikanische Wüstenrenner
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Afrikanske Sandfirben
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1843 |  |
Pedioplanis Fitzinger (type species: Eremias burchelli Dumeril & Bibron 1839) |
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1843 | |
Choroscopus Fitzinger (type species: Eremias lineo-ocellata Dumeril & Bibron 1839; syn. Arnold 1989) |
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1843 | |
Eudioptra Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta undata Smith 1838; syn. Arnold 1989) |
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1843 | |
Pataeosaurus Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta capensis Smith 1838; syn. Mertens 1955 (by implication)) |
Contents:
17 species, of which 10 (58.8%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in
Eremias (e.g., FitzSimons 1943; Mertens 1954) or, more recently, in
Mesalina (e.g., Szczerbak 1975). Revalidated by Arnold (1986).
Distribution:
S. Africa.
Reported from:
Angola,
Botswana,
Lesotho,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Pedioplanis benguelensis
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Benguela Sand Lizard, (Angolan Sand Lizard, Bocage's Sand Lizard)
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Benguela-Wüstenrenner
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Benguela-sandfirben
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1867 | |
Eremias benguelensis Bocage |
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Mesalina benguellensis Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis benguellensis Arnold 1986 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of namaquensis (e.g., Bocage 1895; Laurent 1964).
Validity confirmed by Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley (2012).
Specific epithet spelled benguelensis herein, following Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer & Ceríaco (2021).
Presence in Namibia is unclear, although reported by some authors (e.g., Branch 1998; Griffin 2003; Herrmann & Branch 2013).
Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer & Ceríaco (2021) only included Angola in the distribution.
Distribution:
Angola.
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Pedioplanis branchi
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Karibib Sand Lizard
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Karibib-Wüstenrenner
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Karibib-sandfirben
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Pedioplanis branchi Childers, Kirchhof & Bauer |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of inornata.
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Pedioplanis breviceps
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Short-headed Sand Lizard
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Kurzkopf-Wüstenrenner
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Korthovedet Sandfirben
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Eremias breviceps Sternfeld |
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Mesalina breviceps Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis breviceps Branch 1988 |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Pedioplanis burchelli
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Southern Sand Lizard, (Burchell's Sand Lizard)
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Südlicher Wüstenrenner
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Sydligt Sandfirben
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Eremias burchelli Dumeril & Bibron |
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Mesalina burchelli Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis burchelli Baletto 1968 [by implication]; Arnold 1986 |
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1926 | |
Eremias burchelli quinque-vittata Hewitt (Szczerbak 1975) |
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1945 | |
Eremias burchelli quadrivittata Zoological Record [lapsus for quinquevittata] |
Distribution:
Lesotho,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Pedioplanis gaerdesi
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Kaokoveld Sand Lizard, Damara Sand Lizard
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Kaokoveld-Wüstenrenner
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Kaokoveld-sandfirben
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Eremias undata gaerdesi Mertens |
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Mesalina undata gaerdesi Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis undata gaerdesi Branch 1988 |
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Pedioplanis gaerdesi Arnold 1989 |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Pedioplanis haackei
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Southwestern Namibe Sand Lizard, (Haacke's Sand Lizard)
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Südwestnamibischer Wüstenrenner
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Sydvestnamibisk Sandfirben
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Pedioplanis haackei Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Pedioplanis huntleyi
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Iona Sand Lizard, (Huntley's Sand Lizard)
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Iona-Wüstenrenner
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Iona-sandfirben
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2012 | |
Pedioplanis huntleyi Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Pedioplanis husabensis
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Husab Sand Lizard
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Husab-Wüstenrenner
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Husab-sandfirben
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Pedioplanis husabensis Berger-Dell'mour & Mayer |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Pedioplanis inornata
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Plain Sand Lizard, Namibian Sand Lizard
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Schmuckloser Wüstenrenner
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Ensfarvet Sandfirben
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1907 | |
Eremias inornata Roux |
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Eremias undata inornata Sternfeld 1911 |
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Pedioplanis undata inornata Branch 1988 |
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Pedioplanis inornata Arnold 1989 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym or a subspecies of undata (e.g., Szczerbak 1975).
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Northern Cape).
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Pedioplanis laticeps
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Cape Sand Lizard, Karoo Sand Lizard
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Kap-Wüstenrenner
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Kap-sandfirben
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Lacerta capensis Smith [not Lacerta capensis Sparrman 1783 (Reptilia: Varanidae)] (Szczerbak 1975; Kirchof, Penner, Rödel & Müller 2017) |
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Eremias capensis Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
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1845 | |
Eremias laticeps Smith |
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Mesalina laticeps Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis laticeps Baletto 1968 [by implication]; Arnold 1986 |
Remarks:
Previously considered endemic to South Africa (e.g., Branch 1998; Turner 2017), although listed for the country by other authors
(e.g.; Mertens 1955; Griffin 2003; Herrmann & Branch 2013).
Confirmed for Namibia through old museum records and at least one extant population by Kirchof, Penner, Rödel & Müller (2017).
The latter authors also corrected the year of description to 1845, not 1844 or 1849, as commonly attributed.
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Pedioplanis lineoocellata
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Spotted Sand Lizard, Ocellated Sand Lizard
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Gefleckter Wüstenrenner
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Plettet Sandfirben
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Eremias lineo-ocellata Dumeril & Bibron |
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Mesalina lineo-ocellata Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis lineoocellata Arnold 1986 |
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1845 | |
Eremias annulifera Smith (Szczerbak 1975) |
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1845 | |
Eremias formosa Smith (Szczerbak 1975) |
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1845 | |
Eremias pulchra Smith (Szczerbak 1975) |
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Eremias aspera Boulenger (Szczerbak 1975) |
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1955 | |
Eremias lineo-ocellata inocellata Mertens |
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Mesalina lineo-ocellata inocellata Szczerbak 1975 |
Remarks:
Previously included pulchella.
Presence in KwaZulu-Natal needs confirmation (Bourquin 2004).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape).
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Pedioplanis mayeri
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Omaruru Sand Lizard
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Omaruru-Wüstenrenner
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Omaruru-sandfirben
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Pedioplanis mayeri Childers, Kirchhof & Bauer |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of undata.
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Pedioplanis namaquensis
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Namaqua Sand Lizard
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Namaqua-Wüstenrenner
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Namaqua-sandfirben
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1839 | |
Eremias namaquensis Dumeril & Bibron |
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Mesalina namaquensis Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis namaquensis Arnold 1986 |
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Eremias namaquensis quadrangularis Hewitt (Szczerbak 1975) |
Remarks:
There is no documentation for the occurrence of this species in Angola.
Previous records from the country (e.g., Szczerbak 1975; Branch 1998) should be considered misidentifications (Marques, Ceríaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018).
Distribution:
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Pedioplanis namaquensis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Pedioplanis pulchella
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Venus Sand Lizard, Common Sand Lizard
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Venus-Wüstenrenner
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Venus-sandfirben
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Eremias pulchella Gray |
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Eremias lineo-ocellata pulchella Methuen & Hewitt 1914 |
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Mesalina lineo-ocellata pulchella Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis lineoocellata pulchella Jacobsen 1989 |
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Pedioplanis pulchella Makhoka, Bauer, Mayer & Matthee 2007 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a subspecies of lineoocellata (e.g., Szczerbak 1975).
Bauer & Branch (2001) suggested pulchella to be a separate species.
This was confirmed by Makhoka, Bauer, Mayer & Matthee (2007), and followed by Herrmann & Branch (2013).
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Gauteng,
Limpopo,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Pedioplanis rubens
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Waterberg Sand Lizard
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Waterberg-Wüstenrenner
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Waterberg-sandfirben
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1954 | |
Eremias undata rubens Mertens |
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Mesalina undata rubens Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis undata rubens Branch 1988 |
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Pedioplanis rubens Arnold 1989 |
Distribution:
Namibia.
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Pedioplanis serodioi
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Caraculo Sand Lizard, (Serôdio's Sand Lizard)
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Caraculo-Wüstenrenner
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Caraculo-sandfirben
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Pedioplanis serodioi Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer & Ceríaco |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Pedioplanis undata
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Western Sand Lizard
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Westlicher Wüstenrenner
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Vestligt Sandfirben
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1838 | |
Lacerta undata Smith |
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Eremias undata Gray 1845 |
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Mesalina undata Szczerbak 1975 |
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Pedioplanis undata Arnold 1986 |
Remarks:
Previously included gaerdesi, inornata, and rubens. Now restricted to Namibia. Records from Angola refer to other species (Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley 2012).
Distribution:
Namibia.
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