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Spiny crag lizard

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Spiny crag lizard
dorsal view of head
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Pseudocordylus
Species:
P. spinosus
Binomial name
Pseudocordylus spinosus

The spiny crag lizard or prickly girdled lizard (Pseudocordylus spinosus) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae.

Range

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It is found in the northern Drakensberg escarpment of Lesotho and adjacent South Africa, besides a population in southern KwaZulu-Natal.

References

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  1. ^ Bates, M.F. (2018). "Pseudocordylus spinosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T18517A115652769. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T18517A115652769.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.