NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Johnston’s long-tailed lizard
Latastia johnstonii Boulenger, 1907
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Johnston’s Long-tailed Lizard (Latastia johnstonii). Species of reptile.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Latastia johnstonii, commonly known as Johnston's long-tailed lizard, Malawi long-tailed lizard, and Nyasaland long-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to East Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Latastia johnstonii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:06:17.068149+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Latastia johnstonii Boulenger, 1907
- Name authority
- Boulenger, 1907
- Common name
- Johnston’s long-tailed lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Latastia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyLacertidae
- genusLatastia
- speciesLatastia johnstonii Boulenger, 1907
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Latastia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Latastia cherchii Arillo, Balletto & Spano, 1967 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Latastia ornata Monard, 1940 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Siebenrock's Longtail LizardLatastia siebenrocki (Tornier, 1905) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Taylor's Longtail LizardLatastia taylori Parker, 1942 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Long-tailed LizardLatastia longicaudata (Reuss, 1834) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bosca’s Long-tailed LizardLatastia boscai Bedriaga, 1884 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Parker’s Long-tailed LizardLatastia caeruleopunctata Parker, 1935 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Doria’s Long-tailed LizardLatastia doriai Bedriaga, 1884 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peters' Longtail LizardLatastia petersiana (Mertens, 1938) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Latastia kidwelli Boulenger, 1919 Boulenger, 1919 | synonym |
| Latastia bredoi de Witte, 1942 de Witte, 1942 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Latastia&species=johnstonii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SHW6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.