page_title: Philochortus
section_title: Species
hierarchical_section_title: Philochortus / Species
caption_attribution_description: English: Drawings of Philochortus neumanni, P. intermedius and P. hardeggeri
context_page_description: Philochortus is a genus of lizards of the family Lacertidae. Species of this genus are distributed in Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Mali, Niger, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia.
context_section_description: The following seven species are recognized as being valid.
  Philochortus hardeggeri (Steindachner, 1891) - Hardegger's orangetail lizard, Hardegger's shield-backed lizard
  Philochortus intermedius Boulenger, 1917 - southern orangetail lizard, Boulenger's shield-backed lizard
  Philochortus neumanni Matschie, 1893 - Neumann's orangetail lizard
  Philochortus phillipsi (Boulenger, 1898) - Phillips's shield-backed lizard
  Philochortus rudolfensis Parker, 1932 - southern shield-backed lizard
  Philochortus spinalis (W. Peters, 1874) - Peters's shield-backed lizard, Eritrea orangetail lizard
  Philochortus zolii Scortecci, 1934
  Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Philochortus.
caption: Philochortus neumanni, P. intermedius and P. hardeggeri
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