Pedioplanis

Pedioplanis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae. All species of Pedioplanis are endemic to southern Africa.

Species

There are 16 valid species in this genus:

• Pedioplanis benguelensis <small>(Bocage, 1867)</small> – Angolan sand lizard, Bocage's sand lizard
• Pedioplanis branchi <small>Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021</small>
• Pedioplanis breviceps <small>(Sternfeld, 1911)</small> – short-headed sand lizard, short-headed sandveld lizard, Sternfeld's sand lizard
• Pedioplanis burchelli <small>(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)</small> – Burchell's sand lizard
• Pedioplanis gaerdesi <small>(Mertens, 1954)</small> – Kaokoland sand lizard, Mayer's sand lizard
• Pedioplanis haackei <small>Conradie, Measey, & Tolley, 2012</small>
• Pedioplanis huntleyi <small>Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012</small>
• Pedioplanis husabensis <small>Berger-Dell'mour & Mayer, 1989</small> – Husab lizard
• Pedioplanis inornata <small>(Roux, 1907)</small> – plain sand lizard, western sand lizard
• Pedioplanis laticeps <small>(A. Smith, 1849)</small> – Cape sand lizard, Karoo sand lizard
• Pedioplanis lineoocellata <small>(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)</small> – common sand lizard, ocellated sand lizard, spotted sand lizard
• Pedioplanis mayeri <small>Childers, Kirchhof, & Bauer, 2021</small>
• Pedioplanis namaquensis <small>(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1839)</small> – Namaqua sand lizard
• Pedioplanis rubens <small>(Mertens, 1954)</small> – Ruben's sand lizard, Waterberg sand lizard
• Pedioplanis serodioi <small>Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer, & Ceriaco, 2021</small>
• Pedioplanis undata <small>(A. Smith, 1838)</small> - plain sand lizard, western sand lizard

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pedioplanis.

References

Further reading

• Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Genus Pedioplanis, p.&nbsp;170). (11 species of Pedioplanis, pp.&nbsp;170–174).
• Fitzinger L (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Pedioplanis, new genus, p.&nbsp;21). (in Latin).