Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.
Geographic range
All species in the genus Tropidosaura are found in southern Africa.
- Tropidosaura cottrelli <small>(Hewitt, 1925)</small> – Cottrell's mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura essexi <small>Hewitt, 1927</small> – Essex's mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura gularis <small>Hewitt, 1927</small> – Cape mountain lizard, yellow-striped mountain lizard
- Tropidosaura montana <small>(Gray, 1831)</small> – common mountain lizard, green-striped mountain lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.
References
Further reading
- Fitzinger LI (1826). Neue Classification der Reptilien nach ihren natürlichen Verwandtschaften. Nebst einer Verwandtschaft-tafel und einem Verzeichnisse der Reptilien-Sammlung des K. K. Zoologischen Museums zu Wien. Vienna: J.G. Heubner. 5 unnumbered + 67 pp. + one plate. (Tropidosaura, new genus, p. 22). (in German).