Lang's crag lizard

Lang's crag lizard (Pseudocordylus langi), also known commonly as Lang's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.[1]

Lang's crag lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Pseudocordylus
Species:
P. langi
Binomial name
Pseudocordylus langi
Loveridge, 1944

Etymology

The specific name, langi, is in honor of German taxidermist Herbert Lang.[2]

Geographic range

P. langi is found in Lesotho and South Africa where it is restricted to the summit of the Drakensberg at altitudes of 2,700–3,100 m (8,900–10,200 ft).[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. langi is grassland.[1]

Reproduction

P. langi is ovoviviparous.[3]

References
  1. Bates MF, Cunningham MJ (2018). "Pseudocordylus langi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T18514A115652558. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18514A115652558.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 150).
  3. Species Pseudocordylus langi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
  • Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 206).
  • Loveridge A (1944). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Cordylidae". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard 95 (1): 1–118. (Pseudocordylus langi, new species, pp. 73–74).



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