Lawrence's girdled lizard
| Lawrence's girdled lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Cordylus |
| Species: | C. lawrenci |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordylus lawrenci (V. FitzSimons, 1939) | |
| Synonyms | |
Lawrence's girdled lizard (Cordylus lawrenci ) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, lawrenci, is in honor of South African entomologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence.[3]
References
- ↑ "Namazonurus lawrenci ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996. Cordylus lawrenci . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ 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 lawrenci, pp. 152-153).
Further reading
- 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 lawrenci, pp. 189–190 + Plate 68).
- FitzSimons VFM. 1939. Descriptions of some new species and subspecies of lizards from South Africa. Ann. Transvaal Mus. 20 (1): 5-16. (Zonurus lawrenci, new species).
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