Tropidosaura


Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae. The genus is endemic to southern Africa.

Geographic range

All species in the genus Tropidosaura are found in southern Africa.

Species

The following four species are recognized.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Tropidosaura.

Etymology

The specific names, cottrelli and essexi, are in honor of South African ornithologist John Awdry Cottrell and South African herpetologist Robert Essex, respectively.