Sparse-scaled Forest Lizard

About the Sparse-scaled Forest Lizard

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. Tornier (1902) did not explain the source of the specific name vauereselli.

C. vauereselli is found in Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. The preferred natural Habitat of C. vauereselli is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–2,400 m (3,300–7,900 ft). C. vauereselli is oviparous.

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