Pseudocordylus
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The Crag Lizards are small to large girdled lizards from South Africa. Six species of Pseudocordylus are known; they are distinguished from other Cordylus
Cordylus
The genus Cordylus includes a wide variety of small to medium sized spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed or girdled lizards. All are diurnal and ovoviviparous . Most species are rupicolous while a few species are arboreal or live in burrows...

 by the presence of granular scales on the back instead of osteoderms. Recent molecular data places Pseudocordylus within Cordylus.http://research.amnh.org/scicomp/pdfs/Frost_etal2001a.pdf
Classification of the genus Pseudocordylus

Genus Pseudocordylus
  • Pseudocordylus capensis
  • Lang's Girdled Lizard, Pseudocordylus langi, near threatened (LR/nt)
  • Pseudocordylus melanotus
  • Pseudocordylus microlepidotus
  • Pseudocordylus nebulosus
    Pseudocordylus nebulosus
    Hemicordylus nebulosus is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.It is endemic to South Africa.-Source:* Hemicordylus resurrected: , Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards...

    , vulnerable (VU)
  • Prickly Girdled Lizard
    Prickly Girdled Lizard
    The Prickly Girdled Lizard or Spiny Crag Lizard is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.It is found in Lesotho and South Africa.-Source:...

    , Pseudocordylus spinosus, near threatened (LR/nt)
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