Congolacerta vauereselli

Congolacerta vauereselli, also known commonly as the sparse-scaled forest lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to central Africa.

Congolacerta vauereselli
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Lacertoidea
Family:	Lacertidae
Genus:	Congolacerta
Species:	C. vauereselli
Binomial name
Congolacerta vauereselli (Tornier, 1902)
Synonyms
Lacerta vauereselli Tornier, 1902 Lacerta (Zootoca) vauereselli — de Witte & Laurent, 1942 Adolfus vauereselli — Arnold, 1973 Congolacerta vauereselli — Greenbaum et al., 2011

Etymology

Tornier (1902) did not explain the source of the specific name vauereselli.^[2][3]

Geographic range

C. vauereselli is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural Habitat of C. vauereselli is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,400 m (3,300–7,900 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

• C. vauereselli is oviparous.^[4]