Biology:Lang's crag lizard
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocordylus |
| Species: | P. langi
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| Pseudocordylus langi Loveridge, 1944
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/18514/115652558. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ 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).
Wikidata ☰ Q3007071 entry
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