From Cape Peninsula to inland to Matjiesfontein, the Tankwa Karoo and western valleys of the Little Karoo. 

Subspecies:

Meroles knoxii knoxii  (MILNE-EDWARDS, 1829)

Synonyms:

Lacerta knoxii   MILNE-EDWARDS, 1829

Types:

Lost (fide FITZSIMONS 1943); but according to BOULENGER (1921, p. 353) there are `6 specimens from Delalande`s collection in the Paris Museum, incorrectly labelled as types.

Terra Typica:

“Cape of Good Hope”.


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Milne-Edwards, M.H. (1829) -  Recherches zoologiques pour servir à l`histoire des lézards, extraites d`une monographie de ce genre. -  Annales des sciences naturelles, Paris, 16: 50-89.  

 
 
 
 
 

Meroles knoxii knoxii  © 2006 Trevor Hardaker & Margaret Hardaker