Angolan girdled lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Cordylus |
Species: | C. angolensis
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Binomial name | |
Cordylus angolensis | |
Synonyms | |
The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard, [2] is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify, [3] [4] [5] and is ovoviviparous. [3]
C. angolensis is ovoviviparous, [3] meaning females keep eggs inside their bodies until ready to hatch.
Angolan girdled lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Cordylus |
Species: | C. angolensis
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Binomial name | |
Cordylus angolensis | |
Synonyms | |
The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard, [2] is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify, [3] [4] [5] and is ovoviviparous. [3]
C. angolensis is ovoviviparous, [3] meaning females keep eggs inside their bodies until ready to hatch.