Pseudocordylus
| Crag Lizard | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocordylus |
The Crag Lizards (Pseudocordylus) are small to large girdled lizards from South Africa. Six species of Pseudocordylus are known; they are distinguished from other Cordylus by the presence of granular scales on the back instead of osteoderms. Recent molecular data places Pseudocordylus within Cordylus.[1]
Classification of the genus Pseudocordylus
Genus Pseudocordylus
- Pseudocordylus capensis
- Lang's Girdled Lizard, Pseudocordylus langi, near threatened (LR/nt)
- Pseudocordylus melanotus
- Pseudocordylus microlepidotus
- Pseudocordylus nebulosus, vulnerable (VU)
- Prickly Girdled Lizard, Pseudocordylus spinosus, near threatened (LR/nt)
References
Branch, B., 1998. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing, Sanibel Island, Florida, 399 p.
Broadley, D. G., 2006:[2]
Frost et al. 2001[3]
