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Angolan girdled lizard

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The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard,[2] is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify,[3][4][5] and is ovoviviparous.[3]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Family:Cordylidae
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Angolan girdled lizard
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Cordylus
Species:
C. angolensis
Binomial name
Cordylus angolensis
(Bocage, 1895)[2]
Synonyms
  • Zonurus angolensis
    Bocage, 1895
  • Cordylus cordylus angolensis
    Loveridge, 1944
  • Cordylus angolensis
    Visser, 1971[3]
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Reproduction

C. angolensis is ovoviviparous,[3] meaning females keep eggs inside their bodies until ready to hatch.

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