Ichnotropis chapini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Ichnotropis
Species:
I. chapini
Binomial name
Ichnotropis chapini
Schmidt, 1919
Synonyms[2]
  • Ichnotropis chapini
    Schmidt, 1919
  • Ichnotropis capensis chapini
    — Laurent, 1952
  • Ichnotropis chapini
    — Edwards et al., 2013

Ichnotropis chapini is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Central Africa.

Etymology

The specific name, chapini, is in honor of American ornithologist James Paul Chapin.[3]

Geographic range

I. chapini is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of I. chapini is savanna, at altitudes of 1,100–1,200 m (3,600–3,900 ft).[1]

Reproduction

I. chapini is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Kusamba C (2021). "Ichnotropis chapini ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T44929655A44929719.en. Accessed on 07 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Ichnotropis chapini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ichnotropis chapini, p. 51).

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