Holaspis guentheri, also commonly known as the neon blue-tailed tree lizard or the sawtail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to portions of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Geographic range
H. guentheri occurs from West Africa (Sierra Leone, Liberia, Guinea, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Benin, Togo, Nigeria) to Central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Chad) to East Africa (Tanzania, Uganda) and Angola.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of H. guentheri is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Behavior
H. guentheri is arboreal, and can glide between trees.
Diet
H. guentheri preys upon arthropods, predominately ants.
Reproduction
H. guentheri is oviparous. Clutch size is two eggs, which are laid beneath bark.
Etymology
The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.
References
Further reading
- Arnold EN (1989). "Systematics and adaptive radiation of Equatorial African lizards assigned to the genera Adolfus, Bedriagaia, Gastropholis, Holaspis and Lacerta (Reptilia: Lacertidae)". Journal of Natural History 23: 525âÂÂ555.
- , (2006). "Biogeography of the reptiles of the Central African Republic". African Journal of Herpetology 55 (1): 23âÂÂ59.
- Gray JE (1863). "Descriptions of Two New Genera of Lizards (Holaspis and Poriodogaster, A. Smith, MS.)". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 152âÂÂ155 + Plates XXâÂÂXXI. (Holaspis guentheri, new species, p. 153 + Plate XX, figure 1).
- , , , (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. . (Holaspis guentheri, p. 188).