Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard

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Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: C. aridus
Binomial name
Cordylus aridus
Mouton and Van Wyk, 1994

The Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard (Cordylus aridus) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard that lives in South Africa.[2]

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[edit] Description

The Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard is the smallest species in the Cordylidae family. The lizard's body is flat and shielded. Spines are on the tail. The head, body, and tail of the lizard are brown to black, while the belly is white.[2]

[edit] Distribution and habitat

This lizard lives in southern Karoo, South Africa,[2] particularly Prince Alfred District, Farm Botterkraal, and Western Cape Province.[1] It inhabits rocky outcrops.[2]

[edit] Behaviors

This is a shy lizard, so it hides in rock crevices.[2] It is ovoviviparous.[1]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Cordylus aridus MOUTON & VAN WYK, 1994. The Reptile Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e CORDYLUS ARIDUS. tallbo.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-27.
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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
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