Latastia cherchii is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Somalia.
Etymology The specific name, cherchii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Maria Adelaide Cherchi.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Latastia cherchii, p. 53).
Geographic range L. cherchii is found in central Somalia.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of L. cherchii is desert.
Reproduction L. cherchii is oviparous.
References
Further reading Arillo A, Balletto E, Spanò S (1967). "Il genere Latastia Bedriaga in Somalia". Bollettino dei Musei e degli Istituti Biologici dell'Università di Genova 35: 105–145. (Latastia cherchii, new species, p. 132). (in Italian). Lanza B (1983). "A List of the Somali Amphibians and Reptiles". Monitore Zoologico Italiano. Supplemento 18 (1): 193–247. (Latastia cherchii, p. 215). (in English, with an abstract in Italian). Lanza B (1990). "Amphibians and reptiles of the Somali Democratic Republic: check list and biogeography". Biogeographia 14: 407–465. (Latastia cherchii, p. 427).