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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocordylus |
| Species: | P. spinosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocordylus spinosus Fitzsimons, 1947 | |
Range
It is found in the northern Drakensberg escarpment of Lesotho and adjacent South Africa, besides a population in southern KwaZulu-Natal.
References
- 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.
- 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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