Rooiberg girdled lizard
Species of lizard
Rooiberg girdled lizard | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Cordylus |
Species: | C. imkeae |
Binomial name | |
Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk, 1994 |
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.
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Extant Cordylidae species
- Transvaal grass lizard (C. aenea)
- Cape grass lizard (C. anguina)
- Large-scale grass lizard (C. macrolepis)
- Zambian grass lizard (C. miopropus)
- Cape snake lizard (C. tenuior)
- Angolan girdled lizard (C. angolensis)
- Maasai girdled lizard (C. beraduccii)
- Cape girdled lizard (C. cordylus)
- Rooiberg girdled lizard (C. imkeae)
- Limpopo girdled lizard (C. jonesii)
- Machado's girdled lizard (C. machadoi)
- Coastal spiny-tailed lizard (C. macropholis)
- Marungu girdled lizard (C. marunguensis)
- McLachlan's girdled lizard (C. mclachlani)
- Mecula girdled lizard (C. meculae)
- Western dwarf girdled lizard (C. minor)
- Kaokoveld girdled lizard (C. namakuiyus)
- Black girdled lizard (C. niger)
- Nyika girdled lizard (C. nyikae)
- Oelofsen's girdled lizard (C. oelofseni)
- N’Dolondolo girdled lizard (C. phonolithos)
- Rhodesian girdled lizard (C. rhodesianus)
- Ethiopian girdled lizard (C. rivae)
- East African spiny-tailed lizard (C. tropidosternum)
- Ukinga girdled lizard (C. ukingensis)
- Transvaal girdled lizard (C. vittifer)
- Cape cliff lizard (H. capensis)
- Dwarf cliff lizard (H. nebulosus)
- Jordan's girdled lizard (K. jordani)
- African spiny-tailed lizard (K. polyzonus)
- Campbell's girdled lizard (N. campbelli)
- Lawrence's girdled lizard (N. lawrenci)
- Namaqua girdled lizard (N. namaquensis)
- Peers’s girdled lizard (N. peersi)
- Herero girdled lizard (N. pustulatus)
- Blue-spotted girdled lizard (N. coeruleopunctatus)
- Armadillo girdled lizard (O. cataphractus)
- Attenborough's flat lizard (P. attenboroughi)
- Broadley's flat lizard (P. broadleyi)
- Cape flat lizard (P. capensis)
- Dwarf flat lizard (P. guttatus)
- Emperor flat lizard (P. imperator)
- Common flat lizard (P. intermedius)
- Lebombo flat lizard (P. lebomboensis)
- Spotted flat lizard (P. maculatus)
- Waterberg flat lizard (P. minor)
- Mitchell's flat lizard (P. mitchelli)
- Orange-throated flat lizard (P. monotropis)
- Ocellated flat lizard (P. ocellatus)
- Sekukhune flat lizard (P. orientalis)
- Pungwe flat lizard (P. pungweensis)
- Soutpansberg flat lizard (P. relictus)
- Striped flat lizard (P. torquatus)
- Lang's crag lizard (P. langi)
- Highveld crag lizard (P. melanotus)
- Cape crag lizard (P. microlepidotus)
- Spiny crag lizard (P. spinosus)
- Drakensberg crag lizard (P. subviridis)
- Northern crag lizard (P. transvaalensis)
- Barberton girdled lizard (S. barbertonensis)
- Waterberg girdled lizard (S. breyeri)
- Zoutpansberg girdled lizard (S. depressus)
- Giant girdled lizard (S. giganteus)
- Mozambique girdled lizard (S. mossambicus)
- Regal girdled lizard (S. regius)
- Swazi dragon lizard (S. swazicus)
- Van Dam's girdled lizard (S. vandami)
- Warren's girdled lizard (S. warreni)
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