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Rooiberg girdled lizard

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Rooiberg girdled lizard
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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The specific name, imkeae, is in honor of German biologist Imke Cordes.[3]

Geographic range

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C. imkeae is found in Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa.[1][2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of C. imkei is rocky areas of shrubland.[1]

Description

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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

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C. imkei is ovoviviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Cordylus imkeae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ 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).
  4. ^ 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

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  • 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.