Machadoe's girdled lizard
| Machadoe's girdled lizard | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Cordylus |
| Species: | C. machadoi
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| Binomial name | |
| Cordylus machadoi Laurent, 1964
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Machadoe's girdled lizard[3] (Cordylus machadoi), also known commonly as Machado's girdled lizard,[1][2] is a species of flattened lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, machadoi, is in honor of Portuguese entomologist António de Barros-Machado, who collected the holotype in Angola.[2]
Geographic distribution
Cordylus machadoi is found in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia.[2]
Behavior and habitat
Cordylus machadoi occurs as solitary individuals or in pairs on rock outcrops in arid savanna,[3] at elevations of 1,500–2,300 m (4,900–7,500 ft).[1]
Description
Cordylus machadoi can be identified, along with Cordylus vittifer, by have an elongate first row of dorsal scales. Machado's girdled lizard is uniform yellow brown above and paler below. The head is dark brown with pale lips. The pale vertebral stripe found in C. vittifer is not present. Adults of C. machadoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).[3]
Reproduction
Cordylus machadoi is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Baptista, N.; Ceríaco, L.M.P.; Conradie, W. (2020). "Cordylus machadoi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T110159494A110159512. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110159494A110159512.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Cordylus machadoi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Cordylus machadoi, p. 195 + Plate 104).
Further reading
- Laurent, R.F. (1964). "Reptiles et batraciens de l'Angola (troisième contribution)". Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (DIAMANG), Serviços Culturais, Museo do Dundo (Angola). 67: 1–165. (Cordylus vittifer machadoi, new subspecies, p. 49). (in French).
- Reissig, J. (2014). Girdled Lizards and their relatives: Natural History, Captive Care and Breeding. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899734379. 249 pp.
- Schleicher, Alfred (2020). Reptiles of Namibia. Windhoek, Namibia: Namibia Scientific Society / Kuiseb Publishers. ISBN 978-99945-76-70-8. 272 pp.
- Stanley, E.L.; Bauer, A.M.; Jackman, T.R.; Branch, W.R.; Mouton, P.le F.N. (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 58 (1): 53–70.