Rooiberg girdled lizard
| Rooiberg 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. imkeae |
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| Cordylus imkeae | |
The Rooiberg girdled lizard (Cordylus imkeae) is a species of small, spiny lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, imkeae, is in honor of German biologist Imke Cordes.[3]
Geographic range
C. imkeae is found in Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.[1][2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of C. imkei is rocky areas of shrubland.[1]
Description
Adults of C. imkeae usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 4.0–6.5 cm (1.6–2.6 in).[4]
Reproduction
C. imkei is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Bates, M.F.; Tolley, K.A.; Mouton, P.L.F.N. (2018). "Cordylus imkeae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110159395A197422367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110159395A197422367.en. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
- ^ a b c Cordylus imkeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cordylus imkeae, p. 129).
- ^ 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. (Cordylus imkeae, p. 191 + Plate 104).
Further reading
- Mouton PLFN, Van Wyk JH (1994). "Taxonomic status of geographical isolates in the Cordylus minor complex (Reptilia: Cordylidae): A description of three new species". Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 43: 6–18. (Cordylus imkeae, new species).
- Reissig J (2014). Girdled Lizards and their Relatives: Natural History, Captive Care and Breeding. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 249 pp. ISBN 978-3899734379.
- Stanley EL, Bauer AM, Jackmann TR, Branch WR, Mouton PLFN (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdles lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58 (1): 53–70.