Pseudocordylus
| Pseudocordylus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocordylus A. Smith, 1838[1] |
Pseudocordylus is a genus of small to large girdled lizards from South Africa, commonly known as crag lizards. Six species of Pseudocordylus are known; they are distinguished from girdled lizards of the genus Cordylus by the presence of granular scales on the back instead of osteoderms. However, recent molecular data places Pseudocordylus within Cordylus.[1]
Species
The following six species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Pseudocordylus langi Loveridge, 1944 – Lang's girdled lizard, near threatened (LR/nt)
- Pseudocordylus melanotus (A. Smith, 1838)
- Pseudocordylus microlepidotus (Cuvier, 1829)
- Pseudocordylus spinosus V. FitzSimons, 1947 – prickly girdled lizard, near threatened (LR/nt)
- Pseudocordylus subviridis (A. Smith, 1838)
- Pseudocordylus transvaalensis V. FitzSimons, 1943
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudocordylus.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Zonuridæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Pseudocordylus, p. 259).
- Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. SBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Psdeudocordylus, p. 205).
External links
- Broadley DG. 2006. [2]
- Frost DR et al. 2001. [3]