Added 10 October 2001. Updated 18 July 2024: updated introduction, Bibliography and species details.
A fairly obscure lizard species: I am not aware of any of these having been kept in captivity, certainly within the UK.
Boulenger gives the characteristics of the genus as follows: head-shields normal; nostril pierced between 2 nasals; collar indistinct; back with large hexagonal, keeled shields forming longitudinal series; flanks with small shields; ventral shields strongly keeled; femoral pores; tail very long, cylindrical.
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
Size |
Notes |
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Poromera |
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Striped Lizard |
Cameroon, Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Bioko (Fernando Poo Island) |
SVL 5 cm |
Scalation details: a small shield between the prefrontals; a small occipital; subocular bordering the lip between the 4th and 5th labials; dorsal shields form 6 longitudinal complete rows; besides these there are two others, which terminate about halfway down, the body ; six rows of ventral shields. A large preanal shield with two small ones externally. 11-13 femoral pores on each side. Upper and lower caudal scales strongly keeled. Coloration: head black above ; sides bluish; body bronze, with metallic reflections; tail and limbs bronze above; lower surfaces greenish, mingled with yellow. [SOURCE: Boulenger] |
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