Spiny crag lizard

The spiny crag lizard or prickly girdled lizard (Pseudocordylus spinosus) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. There is ongoing debate as to whether it belongs to the genera Pseudocordylus or Cordylus.[2]

Spiny crag lizard
dorsal view of head

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Pseudocordylus
Species:
P. spinosus
Binomial name
Pseudocordylus spinosus

Range

It is found in the northern Drakensberg escarpment of Lesotho and adjacent South Africa, besides a population in southern KwaZulu-Natal.

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References

  1. Bates, M.F. 2018. Pseudocordylus spinosus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T18517A115652769. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18517A115652769.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
  2. Adolphs, K. (2010). "Cordylus spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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