Cordylus

Several additional reptile species are near-endemics, including Drakensberg rock gecko (Afroendura niravia), giant spinytail lizard (Cordylus giganteus), and Breyer's whiptail (Tetrodactylus breyeri) (Branch 1998).

Highveld grasslands 2008

The genus Cordylus (spinytail lizards) includes six strict endemics.

Succulent Karoo 2008

There are also two strict endemic reptiles: giant girdled lizard (Cordylus giganteus), and Agama distanti (Branch 1998).

Highveld grasslands 2008

These endemics include seven species of girdled lizards of the genus Cordylus, including the armadillo girdled lizard (Cordylus cataphractus, VU).

Biological diversity in the Succulent Karoo 2008

However only four species are strict endemics: regal girdled lizard (Cordylus regius), dwarf wolf snake (Cryptolycus nanus), ocellated flat lizard (Platysaurus ocellatus), and Platysaurus oshaughnessyi.

Southern Miombo woodlands 2007

The Cordylus, though it has gills, has feet, for it has no fins but merely has its tail flattened out and loose in texture.

On the Parts of Animals 2002

In total, four lizards, a gecko, a skunk and a tortoise are specialists to this habitat: Husaben sand lizard (Pedioplanis husabensis), Namaqua spinytail lizard (Cordylus namaquensis), Campbell's spinytail lizard (Cordylus campbelli), Herero girdled lizard (Cordylus pustulatus), Brandberg thick-toed gecko, Albert's skink, and Nama padloper (Homopus sp. nov).

Namibian savanna woodlands 2008

There are no endemic amphibians, but six reptile species are considered to be strictly endemic, including Tasman’s legless skink (Acontias tasmani), Tasman’s girdled lizard (Cordylus tasmani), and the snake Bitis albanica.

Albany thickets 2008

Tasman’s girdled lizard (Cordylus tasmani) is also endemic to the Algoa Bay area, where it lives under dead leaves on tall aloes or on dead aloe stems lying on rocky slopes.

Biological diversity in Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany 2008

Cordylus, cf. _Knuckle_), a protuberance, knot, lump; being a term chiefly applied to knots in trees, rough pieces of wood, &c., and in its derivatives strongly expressive of (so to speak) misshapen _lumpiness_.

Notes and Queries, Number 180, April 9, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Various 1852