Latastia longicaudata Reuss, 1834

Kirchhof, Sebastian, Wasonga, Victor, Mazuch, Tomáš, Spawls, Stephen & Malonza, Patrick Kinyatta, 2023, An annotated checklist of the herpetofauna of the Sibiloi National Park in northern Kenya based on field surveys, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 324) 17 (1 / 2), pp. 1-18 : 8-9

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1525-9153

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scientific name

Latastia longicaudata Reuss, 1834
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Latastia longicaudata Reuss, 1834 View in CoL

Vouchers: NMK-388L (field no. SK16 1027); NMK-385L (field no. SK1034); NMK-384L (field no. SK1050) Additional tissue samples: SK110.1 2016, SK142 2016, SK158 2016, SK195 2016, SK233 2016, SK295 2017, SK303 2017, SK305 2017, SK306 2017, SK352 2017, SK481 2017

Localities: AB ( R, B, G), IL ( R, B, G), KA ( R, B), KF ( R, B), LO ( R, B)

Remarks: We recorded 33 individuals of this common diurnal lacertid ( Fig. 4M) throughout the study period on all transects between 0800 h and 1930 h. All lizards were darting between bushes in search of prey and places for hiding. Average T b was high at 37.8 ± 1.2 °C (36.2– 39.5 °C; N = 8) at T sub ranging from 31–65 °C and T a ranging from 33–39 °C. The genus Latastia consists of multiple similar-looking species and subspecies, and in some cases, only the suspected distribution range allows for identification. Rigorous genetic analysis is necessary to update the taxonomic status, the distinguishing morphological character traits, and the distribution ranges of existing specimens.

R

Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile

LO

Type Collection

T

Tavera, Department of Geology and Geophysics

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Squamata

Family

Lacertidae

Genus

Latastia

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