Philochortus neumanni, known commonly as Neumann's orangetail lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Philochortus |
| Species: | P. neumanni
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| Binomial name | |
| Philochortus neumanni Matschie, 1893
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Etymology edit
The specific name, neumanni, is in honor of German ornithologist Oscar Neumann.[3]
Geographic range edit
P. neumanni is found in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.[2]
Description edit
Dorsally, P. neumanni is brown or blackish with six narrow yellow stripes. Ventrally, it is white. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 8 cm (3.1 in). The tail is very long, about 20 cm (7.9 in).[4]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ Sindaco, R.; Busais, S.M.S.; Al Jumaily, M.M. (2012). "Philochortus neumanni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199613A2606745. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199613A2606745.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Philochortus neumanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 16 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. (Philocortus neumanni, p. 189).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1917). "On the Lizards of the Genus Philocortus Matschie". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1917: 145-157 + Plates I-II. (Philochortus neumanni, pp. 150-152 + Plate II, figure 1).
Further reading edit
- Arnold EN (1986). "A Key and Annotated Checklist to the Lizards and Amphibaenians of Arabia". Fauna of Saudi Arabia 8: 385–535.
- Matschie P (1893). "Ueber einege von Herrn OSCAR NEUMANN bei Aden gesammelte und beobachtete Säugethiere, Reptilien und Amphibien ". Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1893: 24–31. (Philochortus neumanni, new species, pp. 30–31). (in German and Latin).
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