South Namib Desert from Richtersveld to Walvis Bay. 

Species:

Meroles cuneirostris  (STRAUCH, 1867)

Synonyms:

Scapteira cuneirostris  STRAUCH, 1867

Meroles cuneirostris  HARRIS et al, 1998

Common names:

Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard (English)
Scharreidechse (German)

Types:

Types: unlocated (FITZSIMONS 1943)

Terra Typica:

`Damaraland`.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Strauch, A. (1867) -  Bemerkungen über die Eidechsengattung Scapteira Fitz. -  Mélanges biologiques tirés du Bulletin de l`Académie impériale des sciences de St. Pétersbourg, 6: 403-426.  

  • Engleder, A. & Haring, E. & Kirchhof, S. & Mayer, W. (2013) -  Multiple nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences provide new insights into the phylogeny of South African Lacertids (Lacertidae, Eremiadinae). -  Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Berlin, 51 (2): 132-143.    

  • Childers, J.L. & Eifler, D.A. (2015) -  Intraspecific behavioural variation in the lacertid lizard Meroles cuneirostris (Strauch, 1867) (Sauria: Lacertidae). -  African Journal of Herpetology, Johannesburg, South Africa, 64 (1): 54-66.    

 
 
 
 
 

Meroles cuneirostris  © 2007 Tobias Wallek