Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
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Genus
Ichnotropis
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Rough-scaled Lizards, Rough-scaled Sand Lizards
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Rauhschuppen-Eidechsen
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Ruskælfirben
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1854 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis Peters (type species: Ichnotropis macrolepidota Peters 1854) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 3 (50.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Previously included
Meroles squamulosus.
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Botswana,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gabon,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Tanzania,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Ichnotropis bivittata
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Angolan Rough-scaled Lizard
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Angolische Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Angolansk Ruskælfirben
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1866 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis bivittata Bocage |
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Ichnotropis capensis bivittata Laurent 1952 |
1964 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis bivittata pallida Laurent |
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Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gabon,
Malawi,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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Ichnotropis capensis
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Southern Rough-scaled Lizard, Ornate Rough-scaled Lizard, (Cape Rough-scaled Lizard)
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Südliche Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Sydligt Ruskælfirben
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1838 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Algyra capensis Smith |
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Ichnotropis capensis Boulenger 1887 |
1849 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Tropidosaura dumerilii Smith (Fitzsimons 1943) |
1854 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis macrolepidota Peters (Fitzsimons 1943; Smith & Chiszar 1989; Broadley & Howell 1991) |
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Ichnotropis longipes Boulenger (Loveridge 1953) |
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Ichnotropis overlaeti Witte & Laurent (Laurent 1964) |
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Ichnotropis capensis overlaeti Marques, Ceriaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018 |
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Ichnotropis capensis nigrescens Laurent |
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Remarks:
Duméril & Bibron's (1839) record (as Tropidosaura capensis) refer to Tropidosaura montana (Berg 2017).
Marques, Ceriaco, Blackburn & Bauer (2018) suggested that overlaeti might represent a separate species.
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Ichnotropis chapini
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Aba Rough-scaled Lizard
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Aba-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Congolesisk Ruskælfirben
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1919 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis chapini Schmidt |
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Ichnotropis capensis chapini Laurent 1952 |
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Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Ichnotropis grandiceps
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Caprivi Rough-scaled Lizard
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Caprivi-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Caprivi-ruskælfirben
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Ichnotropis grandiceps Broadley |
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Distribution:
Botswana,
Namibia,
Zambia.
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Ichnotropis microlepidota
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Benguela Rough-scaled Lizard
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Benguela-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Benguela-ruskælfirben
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1956 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis microlepidota Marx |
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Remarks:
Not mentioned by Manacas (1963) or Laurent (1964), who presumably did not consider microlepidota a valid species.
Mayer (2015) and Berg (2017) questioned the validity of this species, however, the latter author retained the species, pending further studies.
Distribution:
Angola.
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Ichnotropis tanganicana
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Tanzanian Rough-scaled Lizard
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Tansanianische Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Tanzaniansk Ruskælfirben
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1917 | ![](DIV/Blank_10x5.gif) |
Ichnotropis tanganicana Boulenger |
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Ichnotropis capensis tanganica Laurent 1952 |
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Remarks:
Berg (2017) questioned the validity of this species.
Distribution:
Tanzania.
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