Genus
Cordylus
9 species
The list of species of Cordylus genus
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The list of species of Cordylus genus
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The East African armadillo lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum ), also commonly known as the dwarf sungazer or the tropical girdled lizard, is a species of arboreal or rupicolous (rock-dwelling) lizard endemic to East Africa.
The Transvaal girdled lizard or Reichenow's spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus vittifer ) is a very flattened girdled lizard from northeastern South Africa, Swaziland, and southeastern Botswana. It prefers rock outcrops in open grassland and feeds on...
The Limpopo girdled lizard (Cordylus jonesii), also known commonly as Jones's armadillo lizard and Jones's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.
The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis ), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify, and is ovoviviparous.
The western dwarf girdled lizard (Cordylus minor ) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard found in South Africa.
Cordylus meculae, the Mecula girdled lizard, is a third species from the Rhodesian girdled lizard complex, and was described from Mount Mecula in northern Mozambique. It lives in granite outcrops of montane grasslands and dry miombo woodland. The...
An isolated population of the Rhodesian girdled lizard (Cordylus rhodesianus ) from granite outcrops in montane grassland of northern Malawi was recently redescribed as Cordylus nyikae. Unlike the Rhodesian girdled lizard, the head shields of this...
The McLachlan's girdled lizard or McLachlan's spiny-tailed lizard (Cordylus mclachlani ) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family endemic to South Africa.
Machadoe's girdled lizard (Cordylus machadoi ) is a flattened girdled lizard from southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. They are found as solitary individuals or in pairs on rock outcrops in arid savannah. It can be identified, along with...