Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard

Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard
Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: C. aridus
Binomial name
Cordylus aridus
Mouton and Van Wyk, 1994

The Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard (Cordylus aridus) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard that lives in South Africa.[2]

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Description

The Dwarf Karoo Girdled Lizard is the smallest species in the Cordylidae family. The lizard's body is flat and shielded. Spines are on the tail. The head, body, and tail of the lizard are brown to black, while the belly is white.[2]

Distribution and habitat

This lizard lives in southern Karoo, South Africa,[2] particularly Prince Alfred District, Farm Botterkraal, and Western Cape Province.[1] It inhabits rocky outcrops.[2]

Behaviors

This is a shy lizard, so it hides in rock crevices.[2] It is ovoviviparous.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cordylus aridus MOUTON & VAN WYK, 1994". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Cordylus&species=aridus. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "CORDYLUS ARIDUS". tallbo.com. http://www.tallbo.com/andra_cordylus/cordylus_aridus.htm. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 
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