Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
 
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Genus
Smaug
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Dragon Girdled Lizards, Dragon Lizards
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Drachen-Gürtelschweife
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Dragebæltehaler
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Smaug Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton (type species: Cordylus giganteus Smith 1844) |
Contents:
9 species, of which 6 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
Zimbabwe.
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Smaug barbertonensis
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Barberton Girdled Lizard, Barberton Dragon Lizard
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Barberton-Gürtelschweif
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Barberton-bæltehale
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1921 | |
Zonurus barbertonensis Van Dam |
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Cordylus warreni barbertonensis FitzSimons 1943 |
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Smaug warreni barbertonensis Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
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Smaug barbertonensis Stanley & Bates 2014 |
Remarks:
Now restricted to Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Previously included the population now assigned to swazicus (Bates & Stanley 2020).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Mpumalanga).
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Smaug breyeri
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Waterberg Girdled Lizard, Waterberg Dragon Lizard
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Waterberg-Gürtelschweif
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Waterberg-bæltehale
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1921 | |
Zonurus breyeri Van Dam |
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Cordylus warreni breyeri FitzSimons 1943 |
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Cordylus breyeri Branch 1998 |
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Smaug breyeri Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Smaug depressus
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Soutpansberg Girdled Lizard, Soutpansberg Dragon Lizard, Flat Girdled Lizard
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Soutpansberg-Gürtelschweif
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Soutpansberg-bæltehale
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Zonurus barbertonensis depressus Fitzsimons |
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Cordylus warreni depressus Fitzsimons 1943 |
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Smaug warreni depressus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
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Smaug depressus Stanley & Bates 2014 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Limpopo).
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Smaug giganteus
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Giant Girdled Lizard, Sungazer
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Riesen-Gürtelschweif
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Kæmpebæltehale, Sydafrikansk Solkigger
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1844 | |
Cordylus giganteus Smith |
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Zonurus giganteus Boulenger 1885 |
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Smaug giganteus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
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1845 | |
Zonurus derbianus Gray (Boulenger 1885) |
Remarks:
Although reported to occur in KwaZulu-Natal (e.g., Branch 1998), it seems that no verified records exist for that province (Armstrong 2011).
Distribution:
South Africa
(Free State,
Mpumalanga).
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Smaug giganteus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Smaug mossambicus
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Gorongoza Girdled Lizard, Gorongoza Dragon Lizard
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Gorongoza-Gürtelschweif
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Gorongoza-bæltehale
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Cordylus warreni mossambicus Fitzsimons |
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Cordylus mossambicus Branch 1998 |
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Smaug mossambicus Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Mozambique,
Zimbabwe.
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Smaug mossambicus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Smaug regius
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Regal Girdled Lizard, Regal Dragon Lizard
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König-Gürtelschweif
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Kongebæltehale
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Cordylus warreni regius Broadley |
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Cordylus regius Branch 1998 |
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Smaug regius Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
Distribution:
Zimbabwe.
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Smaug swazicus
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Swazi Girdled Lizard, Swazi Dragon Lizard
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Swazi-Gürtelschweif
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Swazi-bæltehale
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2020 | |
Smaug swazicus Bates & Stanley |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a population of barbertonensis.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga).
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Smaug vandami
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Gravelotte Girdled Lizard, Gravelotte Dragon Lizard, (Van Dam's Girdled Lizard)
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Gravelotte-Gürtelschweif
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Gravelotte-bæltehale
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Zonurus vandami Fitzsimons |
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Cordylus vandami FitzSimons 1943 |
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Cordylus warreni vandami Loveridge 1944 |
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Cordylus vandami Jacobsen 1989 |
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Smaug vandami Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
Distribution:
South Africa
(Gauteng,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga).
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Smaug warreni
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Lebombo Girdled Lizard, Lebombo Dragon Lizard, (Warren's Girdled Lizard)
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Lebombo-Gürtelschweif, (Warrens Gürtelschweif)
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Lebombo-bæltehale
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Zonurus warreni Boulenger |
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Cordylus warreni FitzSimons 1943 |
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Smaug warreni Stanley, Bauer, Jackman, Branch & Mouton 2011 |
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Zonurus vandami perkoensis Fitzsimons (Branch 1988) |
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Cordylus vandami perkoensis Fitzsimons 1943 |
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Cordylus warreni perkoensis Loveridge 1944 |
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Zonurus laevigatus Fitzsimons (Branch 1988) |
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Cordylus laevigatus Fitzsimons 1943 |
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Cordylus warreni laevigatus Loveridge 1944 |
Remarks:
Previously included barbertonensis, breyeri, depressus, mossambicus, regius, and vandami, as well as the population now
assigned to swazicus.
Distribution:
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
South Africa
(KwaZulu-Natal,
Mpumalanga).
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