Namazonurus

Namazonurus
Namazonurus peersi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Namazonurus Stanley et al., 2011

Namazonurus, is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Namaqua girdled lizards, in the family Cordylidae.[1] The genus contains five species, which are endemic to southern Africa, and feed on insects and small vertebrates.[2]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[3]

• Namazonurus campbelli (V. FitzSimons, 1938)
• Namazonurus lawrenci (V. FitzSimons, 1939)
• Namazonurus namaquensis (Methuen & Hewitt, 1914)
• Namazonurus peersi (Hewitt, 1932)
• Namazonurus pustulatus (W. Peters, 1862)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Namazonurus.

References

1. "Namaqua Girdled Lizards (Namazonurus)". HerpMapper. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
2. "Namazonurus ". America Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
3. Genus Namazonurus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Stanley EL, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Branch WR, Mouton PLFN (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58 (1): 53–70. (Namazonurus, new genus).