Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti and north Somalia. 

Species:

Philochortus spinalis  (PETERS, 1874)

Synonyms:

Lacerta spinalis  PETERS, 1874

Latastia spinalis  BOULENGER, 1887

Philochortus spinalis  BOULENGER, 1917

Common names:

Peters’ Shield-backed Lizard (English)
Eritrea Orangetail Grass Lizard (English)
Eritrea Graseidechse (German)

Types:

Holotype: ZMB 7633

Terra Typica:

`supposedly from Bogos` [= Region um Keren, Eritrea].


Relevant taxonomic literature:

  • Peters, W. (1874) -  Über einige neue Reptilien (Lacerta, Eremias, Diploglossus, Euprepes, Sepsina, Ablepharus, Simotes, Onychocephalus). -  Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 1874: 368-376.