Waterberg sand lizard, Ruben's sand lizard
Pedioplanis rubens, called commonly the Waterberg sand lizard and erroneously Ruben's sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.
The specific name, rubens, which means "tinged with red" in Latin, is not in honor of any person named Ruben, but rather refers to the brick red color of the tail.
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TerrestrialTerrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land (e.g., cats, ants, snails), as compared with aquatic animals, which liv...
Oviparous animals are female animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive...
Precocial species are those in which the young are relatively mature and mobile from the moment of birth or hatching. Precocial species are normall...
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starts withP. rubens may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5 cm (2.0 in). The tail is long, slightly more than twice SVL. Dorsally, the head and body are brown, and the tail is bright brick red. Ventrally, it is lighter-colored.
P. rubens is oviparous.
