Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
January 21st, 2026.
 
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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 |  |
Ichnotropis Peters (type species: Ichnotropis macrolepidota Peters 1854) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 4 (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 | |
Ichnotropis bivittata Bocage |
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Ichnotropis capensis bivittata Laurent 1952 |
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1952 | |
Ichnotropis capensis nigrescens Laurent (syn. Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025) |
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1964 | |
Ichnotropis bivittata pallida Laurent (syn. Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025) |
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gabon.
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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 | |
Algyra capensis Smith |
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Ichnotropis capensis Boulenger 1887 |
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1849 | |
Tropidosaura dumerilii Smith (syn. Fitzsimons 1943) |
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1854 | |
Ichnotropis macrolepidota Peters (syn. Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025) |
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1902 | |
Ichnotropis longipes Boulenger (syn. Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025) |
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, (Chapin's Rough-scaled Lizard)
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Aba-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Congolesisk Ruskælfirben
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1919 | |
Ichnotropis chapini Schmidt |
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Ichnotropis capensis chapini Laurent 1952 |
Remarks:
Taxonomic status uncertain (Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025).
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa.
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Ichnotropis grandiceps
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Caprivi Rough-scaled Lizard, Zambezi Rough-scaled Lizard
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Caprivi-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Caprivi-ruskælfirben
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1967 | |
Ichnotropis grandiceps Broadley |
Distribution:
Botswana,
Namibia,
Zambia.
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Ichnotropis longicorpa
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Lungwebungu River Rough-scaled Lizard, Long-bodied Rough-scaled Lizard
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Lungwebungu-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Lungwebungu-ruskælfirben
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Ichnotropis longicorpa Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt |
Distribution:
Angola.
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Ichnotropis microlepidota
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Benguela Rough-scaled Lizard, Mount Moco Rough-scaled Lizard
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Benguela-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Benguela-ruskælfirben
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Ichnotropis microlepidota Marx |
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.
Validity confirmed by Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt (2025).
Distribution:
Angola.
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Ichnotropis robusta
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Cuando River Rough-scaled Lizard, Robust Rough-scaled Lizard
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Cuando-Rauhschuppen-Eidechse
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Cuando-ruskælfirben
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Ichnotropis robusta Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt |
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 | |
Ichnotropis tanganicana Boulenger |
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Ichnotropis capensis tanganica Laurent 1952 |
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1942 | |
Ichnotropis overlaeti Witte & Laurent (syn. Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025) |
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Ichnotropis capensis overlaeti Marques, Ceriaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018 |
Remarks:
Berg (2017) questioned the validity of this species, but it was confirmed by Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt (2025).
Taxonomic status of records of overlaeti from Angola is uncertain.
They may refer to bivittata, longicorpa, or tanganica (Conradie, Keates, Greenbaum, Lobón-Rovira, Tolley, Benito, Vaz Pinto, Breda & Verburgt 2025).
Distribution:
Congo-Kinshasa,
Malawi,
Tanzania,
Zambia.
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