Biology:Psammodromus blanci
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Psammodromus blanci (Lataste, 1880)
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Psammodromus blanci, also known commonly as Blanc's sand racer or Blanc's psammodromus, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.[1]
Etymology
It has been claimed that the specific name, blanci, and the common name, Blanc's sand racer, are in honor of Swiss zoologist Henri Blanc,[3] however it is in fact named after its Algerian discoverer Marius Blanc.[4]
Geographic range
P. blanci is found in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.[1]
Habitat
The natural habitats of Blanc's sand racer are temperate forest, temperate shrubland, and pastureland, at altitudes of 1,000–1,200 m (3,300–3,900 ft).[1]
Reproduction
P. blanci is oviparous.[2] A sexually mature female may lay four or five clutches a year. Each clutch contains two to five eggs.[1]
Conservation status
P. blanci is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Joger, U.; Slimani, T.; El Mouden, H.; Martínez-Solano, I.; Geniez, P. (2009). "Psammodromus blanci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T61559A12491750. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009.RLTS.T61559A12491750.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/61559/12491750. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Psammodromus blanci at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Beolens B; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
- ↑ Lataste, F. (1880). "Diagnoses de reptilies nouveaux d'Algerie". Le Naturaliste 2 (38): 299. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33928708.
Further reading
- Bischoff W, in den Bosch HAJ (1991). "Zur Kenntnis von Psammodromus blanci (Lataste, 1880): Morphologie, Verbreitung, Ökologie und Paarunsbiologie". Salamandra 27 (3): 163–180. (in German, with an abstract in English).
- 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). (in French).
Wikidata ☰ Q2150937 entry
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