Biology:Blanc's sand racer
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Psammodromus |
| Species: | P. blanci
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| Psammodromus blanci (Lataste, 1880)
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Blanc's sand racer (Psammodromus blanci ) is a species of lacertid lizard endemic to North Africa.[2]
Etymology
Both the specific name, blanci, and the common name, Blanc's sand racer, are in honor of Swiss zoologist Henri Blanc.[3]
Geographic range
P. blanci is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.[2]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Blanc's sand racer are temperate forests, temperate shrubland, and pastureland.[2]
Conservation status
P. blanci is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Joger U, Slimani T, El Mouden H, Geniez P. 2005. Psammodromus blanci. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Psammodromus blanci, p. 27).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1887. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural HIstory). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I-XL. (Psammodromus blanci, pp. 48–49).
- Lataste F. 1880. "Diagnoses de reptiles nouveaux d'Algérie". Le Naturaliste 1: 299, 306-307, 325. (Zerzoumia blanci, new species, p. 299).
Wikidata ☰ Q2150937 entry
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