Cordylus meculae

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A third species from the Rhodesian Girdled Lizard complex, Cordylus meculae, was described from Serra Mecula in northern Mozambique. It lives in granite outcrops of montane grasslands and dry Miombo woodland. The nostril pierces the center of the nasal scale and the head shields are rugose. The dorsal coloration is dark brown with paler infusions on the flanks. The head is almost black with yellow lips and scattered yellow flecks on the head and neck. The belly is buff colored.

[edit] References

Branch, B., 1998. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing, Sanibel Island, Florida, 399 p.

Branch, W. R., Rodel, M.-O., and Marais, J., 2005. A new species of rupicolous Cordylus Laurenti 1768 (Sauria: Cordylidae) from Northern Mozambique: African Journal of Herpetology, 54(2): 131-138. [1]

Broadley, D. G., and Branch, W. R., 2002. A review of the small east African Cordylus (Sauria: Cordylidae), with the description of a new species: African Journal of Herpetology, 51(1): 9-34.

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Extanct cordylidae species
Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Reptilia · Order: Squamata
Chamaesaura
Cordylus
African Spiny-tailed Lizard (C. polyzonus) · Angolan Girdled Lizard (C. angolensis) · Armadillo Girdled Lizard (C. cataphractus) · Barberton Girdled Lizard (C. barbertonensis) · Black Girdled Lizard (C. niger) · Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard (C. coeruleopunctatus) · Campbell's Girdled Lizard (C. campbelli) · Cape Girdled Lizard (C. cordylus) · Cloete's Girdled Lizard (C. cloetei) · Coastal Spiny-tailed Lizard (C. macropholis) · C. meculae · C. nyikae · C. rivae · Drakensberg Crag Lizard (C. subviridis) · Dwarf Crag Lizard (C. nebulosus) · Dwarf Girdled Lizard (C. minor) · Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard (C. aridus) · East African Spiny-tailed Lizard (C. tropidosternum) · Eastern Cape Crag Lizard (C. fasciatus) · False Girdled Lizard (C. capensis) · Giant Girdled Lizard (C. giganteus) · Herero Girdled Lizard (C. pustulatus) · Hewitt's Spiny-tailed Lizard (C. peersi) · Highveld Crag Lizard (C. melanotus) · Jordan's Girdled Lizard (C. jordani) · Lang's Crag Lizard (C. langi) · Lawrence's Girdled Lizard (C. lawrenci) · Limpopo Girdled Lizard (C. jonesii) · Maasai Girdled Lizard (C. beraduccii) · Machado's Girdled Lizard (C. machadoi) · Mclachlan's Girdled Lizard (C. mclachlani) · Mozambique Girdled Lizard (C. mossambicus) · Namaqua Girdled Lizard (C. namaquensis) · Northern Crag Lizard (C. transvaalensis) · Oelofsen's Girdled Lizard (C. oelofseni) · Prickly Girdled Lizard (C. spinosus) · Rhodesian Girdled Lizard (C. rhodesianus) · Rooiberg Girdled Lizard (C. imkeae) · Tasman's Girdled Lizard (C. tasmani) · Transvaal Girdled Lizard (C. vittifer) · Ukinga Girdled Lizard (C. ukingensis) · Van Dam's Girdled Lizard (C. vandami) · Warren's Girdled Lizard (C. warreni) · Waterberg Girdled Lizard (C. breyeri) · Western Cape Crag Lizard (C. microlepidotus) · Zoutpansberg Girdled Lizard (C. depressus)
Platysaurus
Pseudocordylus
Lang's Crag Lizard (P. langi) · Prickly Girdled Lizard (P. spinosus) · P. capensis · P. melanotus · P. microlepidotus · P. nebulosus