Cordylosaurus
Genus of lizards
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Cordylosaurus (from Greek: κορδῡ́λη kordū́lē, 'club' and Greek: σαῦρος saûros, 'lizard')[2] is a monotypic genus of lizards.[3] Only a single species is assigned to this genus, the blue-black plated lizard (Cordylosaurus subtessellatus).
| Cordylosaurus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerrhosaurinae |
| Genus: | Cordylosaurus JE Gray, 1866 |
| Species: | C. subtessellatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cordylosaurus subtessellatus (Smith, 1844) | |