Angolan Girdled Lizard

Angolan Girdled Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Cordylus
Species:	C. angolensis
Binomial name
Cordylus angolensis Bocage, 1895[1]
Synonyms
Zonurus angolensis

The Angolan Girdled Lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan Spiny-tailed Lizard,^[1] is a lizard in the genus Cordylus. It lives in Africa.^[2] It is ovoviviparous.^[3] Its name comes from Angola, one of the countries it inhabits.^[3]

Distribution

The Angolan Girdled Lizard lives in Angola,^[2] as well as Namibia and Zaire.^[4]

Breeding

This lizard is ovoviviparous,^[3] meaning mothers keep eggs inside their bodies until the eggs are ready to hatch.

Name

The Angolan Girdled Lizard gets its name from Angola.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Cordylus angolensis names". UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Cordylus&species=angolensis&source=animals&tabname=names. Retrieved 2008-01-13. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Cordylus angolensis distribution". UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?Genus=Cordylus&species=angolensis&source=animals&tabname=distribution. Retrieved 2008-01-13. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Cordylus angolensis BOCAGE, 1895". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Cordylus&species=angolensis. Retrieved 2008-01-13. 
4. ^ "Cordylus angolensis". ZipcodeZoo.com. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Cordylus_angolensis.asp. Retrieved 2008-01-13. ^{[dead link]}