| Lawrence's girdled lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Namazonurus |
| Species: | N. lawrenci |
| Binomial name | |
| Namazonurus lawrenci (V. FitzSimons, 1939) | |
| Synonyms | |
Lawrence's girdled lizard (Namazonurus lawrenci) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, lawrenci, is in honor of South African entomologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence.[4]
References
- ↑ Bates, M.F.; Mouton, P.L.F.N. (2018). "Namazonurus lawrenci". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110161343A115675971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110161343A115675971.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ "Namazonurus lawrenci ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre. 1996. Cordylus lawrenci . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 28 July 2007.
- ↑ 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. (Cordylus lawrenci, pp. 152).
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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