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| image_caption = ''[[Hemicordylus capensis|H. capensis]]'' in the [[Hottentots-Holland]] |
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| taxon = Hemicordylus |
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| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]] |
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| classis = [[Reptile|Reptilia]] |
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| ordo = [[Squamata]] |
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| familia = [[Cordylidae]] |
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| genus = '''''Hemicordylus''''' |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Hemicordylus Smith, 1838 |
Hemicordylus, the false girdled lizards, is a genus comprising two lizard species endemic to the Cape Fold Belt of southern South Africa.
Description
Their maximum snout-to-vent length is about 76 mm. They have gracile features, with a phenotype which is described as intermediate between typical Cordylus and the larger, more robust Pseudocordylus. They have long limbs, and long slender digits. Some populations are melanistic and sexually dichromatic.[1] The melanistic populations have been shown to be ecotypes rather than relics in the related genus Karusasaurus.[2]
Habits
Their specialized adaptation to steep rock faces, is believed to have favoured their agility and lightly armored anatomy.[1][3] They give live birth to 1–3 young.[1]
Species
References
- ^ a b c Hemicordylus resurrected: Stanley, Edward L.; et al. (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 58: 53–70. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.08.024.
- ^ Engelbrecht, Hanlie M. (2011). "Are Melanistic Populations of the Karoo Girdled Lizard, Karusasaurus polyzonus, Relics or Ecotypes? A Molecular Investigation". African Zoology. 46(1). Zoological Society of Southern Africa: 146–155. doi:10.3377/004.046.0105.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - ^ Eifler et al., 2007; Janse van Rensburg, 2009; Janse van Rensburg et al., 2009