Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.




 



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Genus
Tropidosaura

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South African Mountain Lizards
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Süd-Gebirgseidechsen
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Sydafrikanske Bjergfirben
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1826 |  |
Tropidosaura Fitzinger (type species: Lacerta montana Gray 1831) |
1925 |  |
Basutosaura Hewitt (type species: Basutosaura cottrelli Hewitt 1925; syn. Fitzsimons 1943) |
Contents:
4 species, of which 2 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution:
Lesotho,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Western Cape).
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Tropidosaura cottrelli

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Drakensberg Mountain Lizard, (Cottrell's Mountain Lizard)
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Drakensberg-Gebirgseidechse
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Drakensberg-firben
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1925 |  |
Basutosaura cottrelli Hewitt |
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Tropidosaura cottrelli Fitzsimons 1943 |

Distribution:
Lesotho,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal).
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Tropidosaura essexi

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Lesotho Mountain Lizard, (Essex's Mountain Lizard)
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Lesotho-Gebirgseidechse
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Lesotho-bjergfirben
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1927 |  |
Tropidosaura essexi Hewitt |

Distribution:
Lesotho,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
KwaZulu-Natal).
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Tropidosaura gularis

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Cape Mountain Lizard
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Kap-Gebirgseidechse
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Kap-bjergfirben
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1927 |  |
Tropidosaura gularis Hewitt |

Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Western Cape).
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Tropidosaura montana

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Common South African Mountain Lizard
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Südafrikanische Gebirgseidechse
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Almindeligt Sydafrikansk Bjergfirben
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1831 |  |
Lacerta montana Gray |
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Tropidosaura montana Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
1839 |  |
Tropidosaura capensis Dumeril & Bibron (Berg 2017) |
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Notopholis ? capensis Gray 1845 (Fitzsimons 1943) |
1849 |  |
? Tropidosaura burchelli Smith (Fitzsimons 1943) |
1926 |  |
Tropidosaura montana rangeri Hewitt |
1947 |  |
Tropidosaura montana natalensis Fitzsimons |

Distribution:
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Western Cape).
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