Biology:Latastia cherchii
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Latastia |
| Species: | L. cherchii
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| Latastia cherchii Arillo, Balletto & Spanò, 1967
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Latastia cherchii is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, cherchii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Maria Adelaide Cherchi.[2]
Geographic range
L. cherchii is found in central Somalia.[3][1]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of L. cherchii is desert.[3]
Reproduction
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Latastia cherchii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 4 May 2019.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN:978-1-4214-0135-5. (Latastia cherchii, p. 53).
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Further reading
- Arillo A, Balletto E, Spanò S (1967). "Il genere Latastia Bedriaga in Somalia". Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Università di Genova 35: 105–145. (Latastia cherchii, new species, p. 132). (in Italian).
- Lanza B (1983). "A List of the Somali Amphibians and Reptiles". Monitore Zoologico Italiano. Supplemento 18 (1): 193–247. (Latastia cherchii, p. 215). (in English, with an abstract in Italian).
- Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465. (Latastia cherchii, p. 427).
Wikidata ☰ Q5079969 entry
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