''Namazonurus'', is a

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, commonly known as Namaqua girdled lizards, in the family

Cordylidae Cordylidae is a family of small- to medium-sized lizards that occur in southern and eastern Africa. They are commonly known as girdled lizards, spinytail lizards, or girdle-tail lizards. Cordylidae is closely related to the family Gerrhosauridae ...

. The genus contains five

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, which are

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to southern

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, and feed on

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and small

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Species

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Namazonurus campbelli ''Namazonurus campbelli'', commonly known as Campbell's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. A small girdled lizard, ''N. campbelli'' is endemic to Namibia. It is often mistaken for the more common Herero girdled liza ...

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Namazonurus lawrenci Lawrence's girdled lizard (''Namazonurus lawrenci'') is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996.''Cordylus lawrenci '' 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species ...

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Namazonurus namaquensis The Namaqua girdled lizard (''Namazonurus namaquensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard found in Namibia and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the s ...

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Namazonurus peersi Peers's girdled lizard or Peers's Nama lizard (''Namazonurus peersi'') is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is th ...

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Namazonurus pustulatus The Herero girdled lizard (''Namazonurus pustulatus'') is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small, spiny lizard found in Namibia Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its we ...

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Namazonurus''.

Species

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