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Lizards (Sauria)

   Genera


Chamaesaura
African Grass Lizards


Cordylus
Girdled Lizards


Hemicordylus
Western Crag Lizards


Karusasaurus
Karoo Girdled Lizards


Namazonurus
Namaqua Girdled Lizards


Ninurta
Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard


Ouroborus
Armadillo Girdled Lizard


Platysaurus
Flat Lizards


Pseudocordylus
Eastern Crag Lizards


Smaug
Dragon Girdled Lizards


Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Biodiversity of the family Cordylidae Bibliography of the family Cordylidae

Cordylidae

Girdled Lizards
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Contents: Endemicity:
10 genera of which 3 (30.0%) are endemic  0% 100%
69 species of which 43 (62.3%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: Previously included the subfamily Gerrhosaurinae, now considered a separate family, Gerrhosauridae (see remarks under that family).

Distribution:  SubSaharan Africa.

Reported from:
Angola, Botswana, Congo-Kinshasa, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.