"CITES Standard Reference for the Species of Cordylus (Cordylidae, Reptilia), compiled by Donald G. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Genus Cordylus at The Reptile Database Further reading "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)" (PDF).
Armadillo girdled lizard, Ouroborus cataphractus.Blue-spotted girdled lizard, Ninurta coeruleopunctatus.Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cordylus.įormerly assigned in Cordylus ( sensu lato): Transvaal girdled lizard, Cordylus vittifer ( Reichenow, 1887).Ukinga girdled lizard, Cordylus ukingensis ( Loveridge, 1932).East African spiny-tailed lizard, Cordylus tropidosternum ( Cope, 1869).Ethiopian girdled lizard, Cordylus rivae (Boulenger, 1896).Rhodesian girdled lizard, Cordylus rhodesianus ( Hewitt, 1933).N’Dolondolo girdled lizard, Cordylus phonolithos Marques, Ceríaco, Stanley, Bandeira, Agarwal & Bauer, 2019.Oelofsen's girdled lizard, Cordylus oelofseni Mouton & Van Wyk, 1990.Nyika girdled lizard, Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton, 2000.Black girdled lizard, Cordylus niger Cuvier, 1829Ĭordylus niger, endemic to two small areas of South Africa.Kaokoveld girdled lizard, Cordylus namakuiyus Stanley, Ceríaco, Bandeira, Valerio, Bates & Branch, 2016.Dwarf girdled lizard, Cordylus minor V.Mecula girdled lizard, Cordylus meculae Branch, Rödel & Marais, 2005.McLachlan's girdled lizard, Cordylus mclachlani Mouton, 1986.Marungu girdled lizard, Cordylus marunguensis Greenbaum et al., 2012.Coastal spiny-tailed lizard, Cordylus macropholis (Boulenger, 1910).Machadoe's girdled lizard, Cordylus machadoi Laurent, 1964.Limpopo girdled lizard, Cordylus jonesii ( Boulenger, 1891).Rooiberg girdled lizard, Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk, 1994.Cape girdled lizard, Cordylus cordylus ( Linnaeus, 1758).Maasai girdled lizard, Cordylus beraduccii Broadley & Branch, 2002.Angolan girdled lizard, Cordylus angolensis ( Bocage, 1895).This classification is supported by the Reptile Database where 21 species remain in Cordylus. In 2011, a study based on the molecular phylogeny of the family suggested several species traditionally included in Cordylus should be moved to other genera: Hemicordylus (for capensis and nebulosus), Karusasaurus (for jordani and polyzonus), Namazonurus (for campbelli, lawrenci, namaquensis, peersi and pustulatus), Ninurta (for coeruleopunctatus), Ouroborus (for cataphractus) and Smaug (for breyeri, giganteus, mossambicus, regius, vandami and warreni). The sister group of Cordylidae is the plated lizards, family Gerrhosauridae. Other members of the Cordylidae are the genera Chamaesaura (a group of legless lizards from southern and eastern Africa) and Platysaurus. The greatest diversity of cordylids is in South Africa, with a few species found in Angola and eastern Africa as far north as Ethiopia. transvaalensis) and Hemicordylus capensis. Some species of Cordylus have limited ranges and may be threatened with habitat destruction or over collecting for the pet trade.īroadley (2006) recognized 47 species in the genus Cordylus, including eight species originally placed in the genus Pseudocordylus ( P. They are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but trade is controlled to prevent overexploitation. Many species live in groups, and males defend territories.Ĭordylids are generally listed under CITES Appendix II. They defend themselves with osteoderms (flat bony plates in the skin) and by quickly retreating into rock crevices or burrows. Most species are rupicolous (rock-dwelling), while a few species are arboreal or live in burrows. All are diurnal and ovoviviparous (live-bearing, without shelled eggs). The genus Cordylus ( Sauria: Cordylidae) includes a wide variety of species of small to medium spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed lizards or girdled lizards.
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