Species:

Gastropholis vittata  FISCHER, 1886

Synonyms:

Gastropholis vittata  FISCHER, 1886

Gastropholis lutzei  TORNIER, 1900

Common names:

Keelbelly Ground Lizard (English)

Types:

BMNH 1946.8.4.91-92

Terra Typica:

Zanzibar (probably the mainland opposite, fide LOVERIDGE 1957).

Tanga, Tanzania (`lutzei`).

Relevant taxonomic literature:

• Fischer, J.G. (1886) -  Description of the genus Gastropholis; typ. sp vittata. -  In: “Herpetologische Notizen”. - Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg, 9: 1-19, Taf. I – II.   

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• Spawls, S. & Rotich, D. (1997) -  An Annotated Checklist of the Lizards of Kenya. -  Journal of East African Natural History, Oxford, 86 (1-2): 61-83.    

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  This checklist records the 99 species of lizards known at present from Kenya, and which are divided amongst eight families: Gekkonidae 33 species, Agamidae seven, Chamaeleonidae 17, Scincidae 22, Lacertidae 12, Cordylidae five, Varanidae two, Amphisbaenidae one. Brief data on the distribution of all species is given, with some localities, details of habitat and (in some cases) status of subspecies. Some taxonomic notes on certain problematic species/genera are included, plus a brief discussion of the zoogeography of Kenya`s lizards, and a gazetteer of localities.