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Pseudocordylus
Sign in to savePseudocordylus is a genus of small to large girdled lizards from South Africa, commonly known as crag lizards. Six species of Pseudocordylus are known; they are distinguished from girdled lizards of the genus Cordylus by the presence of granular scales on the back instead of osteoderms.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Pseudocordylus is referenced by 75 other articles, and connects out to Reptilia, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus and Pseudocordylus melanotus.
Vinony files it under Lizard genera, Pseudocordylus and Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist).
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCordylidae
Pseudocordylus es un género de reptiles escamosos de la familia Cordylidae propios del sur de África. Especies Según The Reptile Database:[1] Pseudocordylus langi Loveridge, 1944 Pseudocordylus melanotus (Smith, 1838) Pseudocordylus microlepidotus (Cuvier, 1829) Pseudocordylus spinosus Fitzsimons, 1947 Pseudocordylus subviridis (Smith, 1838) Pseudocordylus transvaalensis Fitzsimons, 1943 Referencias ↑ Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (ed.). «Pseudocordylus». Reptile Database. Reptarium. Consultado el 25 de marzo de 2014.
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- 3
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Cordylidae
- Collections
- CAS, CM, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- South Africa
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Pseudocordylus is a genus of small to large girdled lizards from South Africa, commonly known as crag lizards. Six species of Pseudocordylus are known; they are distinguished from girdled lizards of the genus Cordylus by the presence of granular scales on the back instead of osteoderms.
==Species== The following six species are recognized as being valid. Pseudocordylus langi – Lang's crag lizard Pseudocordylus melanotus – common crag lizard Pseudocordylus microlepidotus – Cape crag lizard Pseudocordylus spinosus – spiny crag lizard Pseudocordylus subviridis – Drakensberg crag lizard Pseudocordylus transvaalensis – northern crag lizard
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