The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard,[2] is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify,[3][4][5] and is ovoviviparous.[3]
| Angolan girdled lizard | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Cordylus |
| Species: | C. angolensis
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| Cordylus angolensis | |
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Reproduction
editC. angolensis is ovoviviparous,[3] meaning females keep eggs inside their bodies until ready to hatch.
References
edit- ^ Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Baptista, N.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Cordylus angolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T110159200A110159225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110159200A110159225.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Cordylus angolensis names". UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ a b c d "Cordylus angolensis BOCAGE, 1895". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Cordylus angolensis distribution". UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Archived from the original on 2010-05-16. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ^ "Cordylus angolensis". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
Further reading
edit- Bocage JVB. 1895. Herpétologie d'Angola et du Congo. Lisbon: Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies. (Imprimerie nationale, printer). xx + 203 pp. + Plates I-XIX. (Zonurus angolensis, new species, pp. 24–25). (in French).
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