Pseudocordylus microlepidotus | |
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Pseudocordylus microlepidotus microlepidotus on Table Mountain | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Pseudocordylus |
Species: | P. microlepidotus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus (
Cuvier, 1829)
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Pseudocordylus microlepidotus, or the Cape crag lizard, is a species of lizard native to shrublands and grasslands of South Africa. [1] Three subspecies have been named: Pseudocordylus microlepidotus microlepidotus, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus fasciatus, and Pseudocordylus microlepidotus namaquensis. [2] The species' gestation type is ovoviviparous. The species is protected under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). [3]
The two sexes are similar in size; however, males have larger heads and develop more glands than females. [4] The sexes begin to differentiate before sexual maturity.
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus | |
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Pseudocordylus microlepidotus microlepidotus on Table Mountain | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Pseudocordylus |
Species: | P. microlepidotus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus (
Cuvier, 1829)
|
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus, or the Cape crag lizard, is a species of lizard native to shrublands and grasslands of South Africa. [1] Three subspecies have been named: Pseudocordylus microlepidotus microlepidotus, Pseudocordylus microlepidotus fasciatus, and Pseudocordylus microlepidotus namaquensis. [2] The species' gestation type is ovoviviparous. The species is protected under Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). [3]
The two sexes are similar in size; however, males have larger heads and develop more glands than females. [4] The sexes begin to differentiate before sexual maturity.