Angolan girdled lizard explained
The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard,[1] is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify,[2] [3] and is ovoviviparous.
Reproduction
C. angolensis is ovoviviparous,[4] meaning females keep eggs inside their bodies until ready to hatch.
Further reading
- Bocage JVB. 1895. Herpétologie d'Angola et du Congo. Lisbon: Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies. (Imprimerie nationale, printer). xx + 203 pp. + Plates I-XIX. (Zonurus angolensis, new species, pp. 24–25). (in French).
Notes and References
- Web site: Cordylus angolensis names. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 2008-01-13. 2010-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100516014609/http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Cordylus&species=angolensis&source=animals&tabname=names. dead.
- Web site: Cordylus angolensis distribution. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 2008-01-13. 2010-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20100516024710/http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Cordylus&species=angolensis&source=animals&tabname=distribution. dead.
- Web site: Cordylus angolensis . ZipcodeZoo.com . 2008-01-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100513024141/http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Cordylus_angolensis/ . 2010-05-13 .
- Web site: Cordylus angolensis BOCAGE, 1895. The Reptile Database. 2008-01-13.
