Biology:Hemicordylus nebulosus

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Short description: Species of lizard

Hemicordylus nebulosus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Hemicordylus
Species:
H. nebulosus
Binomial name
Hemicordylus nebulosus
(Mouton & van Wyk, 1995)

Hemicordylus nebulosus is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family. It is endemic to South Africa on the mist belt of northern slope of the Hottentots Holland Mountains. The scientific name, H. nebulosus means cloud or dark crag lizard. The name was given due to the melanistic body color. Other names include the dwarf cliff lizard, dwarf crag lizard, dark crag lizard and the cloudy crag lizard.[2]

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Wikidata ☰ Q3130027 entry