NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Karoo Sand Lizard
Pedioplanis laticeps (Smith, 1845)
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Pedioplanis laticeps, known commonly as the Cape sand lizard or the Karoo sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
Wikipedia contributors, Pedioplanis laticeps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:10:36.062706+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pedioplanis laticeps (Smith, 1845)
- Name authority
- (Smith, 1845)
- Common name
- Karoo Sand Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Lacertidae
- Genus
- Pedioplanis
- 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
- genusPedioplanis
- speciesPedioplanis laticeps (Smith, 1845)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pedioplanis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Kaokoland Sand LizardPedioplanis gaerdesi (Mertens, 1954) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pedioplanis haackei Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pedioplanis huntleyi Conradie, Measey, Branch & Tolley, 2012 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reddish Sand LizardPedioplanis rubens (Mertens, 1954) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plain Sand LizardPedioplanis undata (Smith, 1838) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Sand Lizard [pulchella]Pedioplanis lineoocellata (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pedioplanis mayeri Childers, Kirchhof & Bauer, 2021 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pedioplanis branchi Childers, Kirchhof & Bauer, 2021 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pedioplanis serodioi Parrinha, Marques, Heinicke, Khalid, Parker, Tolley, Childers, Conradie, Bauer & Ceríaco, 2021 | LacertidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Husab LizardPedioplanis husabensis | 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 |
|---|---|
| Eremias laticeps Smith, 1845 Smith, 1845 | synonym |
| Lacerta capensis Smith, 1838 Smith, 1838 | ambiguous 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=Pedioplanis&species=laticeps 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:75Y67. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.