Tropidosaura cottrelli, also known commonly as Cottrell's mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
Tropidosaura cottrelli | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Lacertidae |
Genus: | Tropidosaura |
Species: | T. cottrelli
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Binomial name | |
Tropidosaura cottrelli (Hewitt, 1925)
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The specific name, cottrelli, is in honor of South African ornithologist John Awdry Cottrell, who collected the holotype.[3]
T. cottrelli is found in Lesotho and South Africa.[2]
The preferred natural habitat of T. cottrelli is grassland, at altitudes of 2,500–3,300 m (8,200–10,800 ft).[1]
T. cottrelli is large for its genus. Adults have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.5–6.5 cm (2.2–2.6 in).[4]
T. cottrelli is oviparous.[2] An adult female may lay as many as four eggs.[4]