Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Philochortus
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Shield-backed Ground Lizards, Shield-backed Lizards
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Schildrücken-Eidechsen, Graseidechsen
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Skjoldrygfirben
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1893 |  |
Philochortus Matschie (type species: Philochortus neumanni Matschie 1893) |
Contents:
7 species, none of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
N. and E. Africa, Middle East.
Reported from:
Djibouti,
Egypt,
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger,
Saudi Arabia,
Somalia,
Sudan,
Yemen.
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Philochortus hardeggeri
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Ethiopian Shield-backed Ground Lizard, (Hardegger's Shield-backed Ground Lizard)
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Äthiopische Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Etiopisk Skjoldrygfirben
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1891 | |
Latastia hardeggeri Steindachner |
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Philochortus hardeggeri Boulenger 1917 |
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1893 | |
Eremias heterolepis Boettger (Welch 1982) |
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1903 | |
Latastia degeni Boulenger (Boulenger 1921) |
Distribution:
Djibouti,
Ethiopia,
Somalia.
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Philochortus intermedius
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Northern Shield-backed Ground Lizard, (Boulenger's Shield-backed Lizard)
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Nördliche Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Nordligt Skjoldrygfirben
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1917 | |
Philochortus intermedius Boulenger |
Remarks:
Previously included zolii and rudolfensis.
Egyptian records (e.g., Marx 1968) refer to zolii (Baha el Din 2006).
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Somalia.
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Philochortus neumanni
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Arabian Shield-backed Ground Lizard
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Arabische Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Arabisk Skjoldrygfirben
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1893 | |
Philochortus neumanni Matschie |
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Latastia neumanni Anderson 1895 |
Distribution:
Saudi Arabia,
Yemen.
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Philochortus phillipsii
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Somali Shield-backed Ground Lizard, (Phillips' Shield-backed Ground Lizard)
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Somalische Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Somalisk Skjoldrygfirben
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1898 | |
Latastia phillipsii Boulenger |
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Philochortus phillipsii Boulenger 1917 |
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Somalia.
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Philochortus rudolfensis
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Turkana Shield-backed Ground Lizard, Southern Shield-backed Ground Lizard
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Turkana-Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Turkana-skjoldrygfirben
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1932 | |
Philochortus intermedius rudolfensis Parker |
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Philochortus rudolfensis Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 |
Remarks:
Possibly also found in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Sudan.
Distribution:
Ethiopia,
Kenya.
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Philochortus spinalis
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Eritrean Shield-backed Ground Lizard, (Peters' Shield-backed Lizard)
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Eritreische Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Eritreisk Skjoldrygfirben
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1874 | |
Lacerta spinalis Peters |
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Latastia spinalis Boulenger 1887 |
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Philochortus spinalis Boulenger 1917 |
Remarks:
Reports from West Africa, i.e., Mali (e.g., Joger & Lambert 1996; Papenfuss 1969) and Niger (e.g., Bischoff 1991) refer to zolii (Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012).
Distribution:
Eritrea,
Ethiopia,
Somalia.
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Philochortus zolii
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Saharan Shield-backed Ground Lizard, (Zolio's Shield-backed Ground Lizard, Grass-loving Shield-backed Lizard)
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Sahara-Schildrücken-Eidechse
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Sahara-skjoldrygfirben
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1934 | |
Philochortus zolii Scortecci |
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Philochortus intermedius zolii Lanza 1990 |
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1936 | |
Philochortus lhotei Angel (Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012) |
Remarks:
Lanza (1990) listed zolii as a subspecies of intermedius, but indicated that it is probably a separate species.
Often misspelled zolli.
Reports from Algeria (as lhotei, e.g., Welch 1982; Bischoff 1991; Rouag & Ziane 2023) are erroneous (Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008).
Distribution:
Egypt,
Libya,
Mali,
Mauritania,
Niger.
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