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Cordylus
Cordylus tropidosternum,
tropical girdled lizard
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Cordylus
Laurenti, 1768

The genus Cordylus (Sauria: Cordylidae) includes a wide variety of species of small to medium spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed lizards or girdled lizards. All are diurnal and ovoviviparous (live-bearing, without shelled eggs). Most species are rupicolous (rock-dwelling), while a few species are arboreal or live in burrows. They defend themselves with osteoderms (flat bony plates in the skin) and by quickly retreating into rock crevices or burrows. Many species live in groups, and males defend territories.

Cordylids are generally listed under CITES Appendix II. They are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but trade is controlled to prevent overexploitation. Some species of Cordylus have limited ranges and may be threatened with habitat destruction or over collecting for the pet trade.

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November 2021. "Cordylus niger". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2010-12-15. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cordylus niger. Branch...

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a sungazer (dead or alive) without a permit is illegal. Cordylus tropidosternum and Cordylus jonesii are occasionally marketed as “dwarf sungazers”. Wikimedia...

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amphibiologie ". Nouvelles Annales du Muséum D'Histoire Naturelle 4: 233–296. ("Cordylus (Gerrhonotus) multi-carinatus ", new species, p. 289 + Plate XXV, figures...

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Limpopo girdled lizard

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where it is often mislabeled as Cordylus vittifer.[citation needed] Alexander, G.J.; Tolley, K.A. (2021). "Cordylus jonesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened...

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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. Bates...

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Angolan girdled lizard

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Rhodesian girdled lizard

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Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Mozambique. The other two species are Cordylus nyikae and Cordylus meculae. They are found living under stones in rock outcrops...

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List of reptiles of South Africa

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lizard, syn. Cordylus barbertonensis, Cordylus breyeri Branch, 1998, Cordylus depressus, Cordylus laevigatus Fitzsimons, 1943, Cordylus mossambicus Branch...

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Mozambique girdled lizard

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Mozambique girdled lizard is also called the Gorongosa girdled lizard or Cordylus gorongosa (not a valid taxon name). Individuals are exported through Mozambique...

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Cordylus macropholis

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Cordylus macropholis, the large-scaled girdled lizard, is a small (55-77 mm) lizard endemic to the west coast of South Africa. They spend most of their...

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Zoutpansberg girdled lizard

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laevigatus Fitzsimons, 1933 Cordylus laevigatus Fitzsimons, 1943 Cordylus warreni depressus Fitzsimons, 1943 Cordylus depressus Cordylus warreni laevigatus Loveridge...

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List of reptiles of Lesotho

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Cordylus beraduccii

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P. (2021). "Cordylus beraduccii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T44647984A44886357. Retrieved 18 November 2021. "Cordylus beraduccii "...

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Ukinga girdled lizard

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girdled lizard can be distinguished from related species (Cordylus tropidosternum and Cordylus jonesii) by their white lips, keeled scales on the throat...

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Cordylus oelofseni

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List of animals referred to as girdled

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the genus Cordylus. Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard Black girdled lizard (Cordylus niger), restricted...

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Pseudocordylus melanotus

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Broadley, D. G. (2006). "CITES Standard reference for the species of Cordylus (Cordylidae, Reptilia) prepared at the request of the CITES Nomenclature...

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Cordylus namakuiyus

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Ninurta coeruleopunctatus

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Ninurta coeruleopunctatus (syn. Cordylus coeruleopunctatus), the blue-spotted girdled lizard or simply blue-spotted lizard, is a monotypic genus that is...

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Hemicordylus capensis

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gracile features, with a phenotype described as intermediate between typical Cordylus and the larger, more robust Pseudocordylus. They have long limbs, and long...

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Rooiberg girdled lizard

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ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Cordylus imkeae, p. 191 + Plate 104). Mouton PLFN, Van Wyk JH (1994). "Taxonomic status of geographical isolates in the Cordylus minor complex...

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