Lang's crag lizard

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Lang's crag lizard
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Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Pseudocordylus
Species:
P. langi
Binomial name
Pseudocordylus langi
Loveridge, 1944

Lang's crag lizard (Pseudocordylus langi), also known commonly as Lang's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to Southern Africa.[1]

Etymology[]

The specific name, langi, is in honor of German taxidermist Herbert Lang.[2]

Geographic range[]

P. langi is found in Lesotho and South Africa where it is restricted to the summit of the Drakensberg at altitudes of 2,700–3,100 m (8,900–10,200 ft).[1]

Habitat[]

The preferred natural habitat of P. langi is grassland.[1]

Reproduction[]

P. langi is ovoviviparous.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Bates, M.F.; Cunningham, M.J. (2018). "Pseudocordylus langi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18514A115652558. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18514A115652558.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 150).
  3. ^ Species Pseudocordylus langi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

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. (Pseudocordylus langi, p. 206).
  • Loveridge A (1944). "Revision of the African Lizards of the Family Cordylidae". Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool., Harvard 95 (1): 1–118. (Pseudocordylus langi, new species, pp. 73–74).



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