Angolan Girdled Lizard

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Angolan Girdled Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: C. angolensis
Binomial name
Cordylus angolensis
Bocage, 1895[1]
Synonyms

Zonurus angolensis

The Angolan Girdled Lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan Spiny-tailed Lizard,[1] is a lizard in the genus Cordylus. It lives in Africa.[2] It is ovoviviparous.[3] Its name comes from Angola, one of the countries it inhabits.[3]

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[edit] Distribution

The Angolan Girdled Lizard lives in Angola,[2] as well as Namibia and Zaire.[4]

[edit] Breeding

This lizard is ovoviviparous,[3] meaning mothers keep eggs inside their bodies until the eggs are ready to hatch.

[edit] Name

The Angolan Girdled Lizard gets its name from Angola.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Cordylus angolensis names. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  2. ^ a b Cordylus angolensis distribution. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  3. ^ a b c d Cordylus angolensis BOCAGE, 1895. The Reptile Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.
  4. ^ Cordylus angolensis. ZipcodeZoo.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-13.