''Pseudocordylus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of small to large girdled lizards from South Africa, commonly known as crag lizards. Six

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

of ''Pseudocordylus'' are known; they are distinguished from girdled lizards of the genus ''

Cordylus The genus ''Cordylus'' (Sauria: Cordylidae) includes a wide variety of species of small to medium spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed lizards or girdled lizards. All are diurnal and ovoviviparous (live-bearing, without she ...

'' by the presence of granular scales on the back instead of osteoderms.

Species

The following six species are recognized as being valid."''Pseudocordylus''". The

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. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Pseudocordylus langi'' – Lang's crag lizard *''

Pseudocordylus melanotus ''Pseudocordylus melanotus'', also known as the common crag lizard or Highveld crag lizard, is a species of lizard found in Eswatini, Lesotho, and South Africa. '' Pseudocordylus subviridis'' is considered a distinct species by the Reptile Databa ...

'' – Common crag lizard *''

Pseudocordylus microlepidotus ''Pseudocordylus microlepidotus'', the Cape crag lizard, is a species of lizard native to shrublands and grasslands of South Africa. Three subspecies have been named: ''Pseudocordylus microlepidotus microlepidotus'', ''Pseudocordylus microlepidot ...

'' – Cape crag lizard *''

Pseudocordylus spinosus The spiny crag lizard or prickly girdled lizard (''Pseudocordylus spinosus'') is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. Range It is found in the northern Drakensberg escarpment of Lesotho and adjacent South Africa, besides a population i ...

'' – Spiny crag lizard *''

Pseudocordylus subviridis ''Pseudocordylus subviridis'', also known as the Drakensberg crag lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small lizard found in South Africa and Lesotho Lesotho ( ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a country l ...

'' – Drakensberg crag lizard *''

Pseudocordylus transvaalensis Pseudocordylus transvaalensis (also known as the northern crag lizard) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small lizard found in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the souther ...

'' – Northern crag lizard ''

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'': A

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

References

External links

* Broadley DG. 2006

* Darrel Frost, Frost DR et al. 2001

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2220649 Pseudocordylus, Lizard genera Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist)

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