- Transvaal Grass Lizard
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Transvaal Grass Lizard Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Cordylidae Genus: Chamaesaura Species: C. aenea Binomial name Chamaesaura aenea
Fitzinger, 1843[1]The Transvaal Grass Lizard, also known as the Transvaal Snake Lizard,[2] is a species of lizard in the genus Chamaesaura. It is found in southern African grasslands and on slopes.[3] The Transvaal Grass Lizard is ovoviparous.[4] The scientific name is Chamaesaura aenea, due to the copper color of the Transvaal Grass Lizard.[4] This lizard is listed as Near Threatened by Swaziland, though it is not on the international red list.[3]
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Distribution
The Transvaal Grass Lizard inhabits South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland.[1] It can be found in grasslands and on slopes and ridges.[3]
Habits and breeding
This lizard is ovoviviparous, meaning mothers carry eggs inside their bodies until they are ready to hatch.[4]
Conservation
Neither the Southern African Red Data nor the International Red Data list the Transvaal Grass Lizard. However, the Swaziland Red Data puts the lizard at Near Threatened levels.[3]
Name
The scientific name of this lizard, Chamaesaura aenea, is due to the lizard's copper color. Aenea is a Latin word meaning "bronze" or "copper."[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Chamaesaura aenea". UNEP-WCMC Species Database. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?displaylanguage=ENG&source=animals&speciesNo=33457&tabname=distribution. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Chamaesaura aenea names". UNEP-WCMC Species Database. http://www.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?displaylanguage=ENG&source=animals&speciesNo=33457&tabname=names. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ a b c d "Reptiles Checklist". Swaziland National Trust Commission. http://www.sntc.org.sz/reserves/malreptiles.asp. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ a b c d "Chamaesaura aenea FITZINGER, 1843". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Chamaesaura&species=aenea. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
Extant Cordylidae species Kingdom: Animalia · Phylum: Chordata · Class: Reptilia · Order: Squamata Chamaesaura Cape Grass Lizard (C. anguina) · Large-scale Grass Lizard (C. macrolepis) · Transvaal Grass Lizard (C. aenea)Cordylus PlatysaurusBroadley's Flat Lizard (P. broadleyi) · Cape Flat Lizard (P. capensis) · Common Flat Lizard (P. intermedius) · Dwarf Flat Lizard (P. guttatus) · Emperor Flat Lizard (P. imperator) · Lebombo Flat Lizard (P. lebomboensis) · Mitchell's Flat Lizard (P. mitchchelli) · Ocellated Flat Lizard (P. ocellatus) · Orange throated Flat Lizard (P. monotropis) · Pungwe Flat Lizard (P. pungweensis) · Sekukhune Flat Lizard (P. orientalis) · Soutpansberg Flat Lizard (P. relictus) · Spotted Flat Lizard (P. maculatus) · Striped Flat Lizard (P. torquatus) · Waterberg Flat Lizard (P. minor)Pseudocordylus This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
