Namazonurus campbelli
| Namazonurus campbelli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Namazonurus |
| Species: | N. campbelli
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| Binomial name | |
| Namazonurus campbelli (V. FitzSimons, 1938)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Namazonurus campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. A small girdled lizard, N. campbelli is endemic to Namibia. It is often mistaken for the more common Herero girdled lizard, N. pustulatus, as they both are similar in size and have flattened bodies. N. campbelli lives in rock crevices and cracks on dry mountain slopes.
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The generic name, Namazonurus, contains "zonurus " meaning "girdle-tailed".
The specific name, campbelli, is in honor of William A. Campbell (1880–1962),[3] the owner of the Farm "Barby" where the type specimen was discovered.[4]
Description
[edit | edit source]N. campbelli has a spiky appearance. The caudal scales are strongly keeled and spinose, and the spines are longest on the flanks. The head is a darker brown colour and the back is a chestnut to light brown, covered with smallish yellow spots with patchy dark-brown crossbars that sometimes bear a dark band to the centre. The belly is off-white.
Snout-to-vent length (SVL) of adults is 60 to 75 mm (2.4 to 3.0 in), with a maximum SVL of 79 mm (3.1 in).[5]
N. campbelli can be differentiated from N. namaquensis which has a well-marked dark streak on the side of the head and two narrow streaks along the sides of the body (absent in N. campbelli ), and no pale spots down the middle of the back (present in N. campbelli ).[4]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]N. campbelli is ovoviviparous.[2]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]N. campbelli has a restricted distribution 25 km (16 mi) east of Helmeringhausen area in Namibia. It is only known from Lovedale, Barby, and Kunjas Farms. The distribution area is approximately 6,746 km2 (2,605 sq mi).[1]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]The preferred natural habitat of Z. campbelli is rocky areas of arid savanna, at altitudes of 1,200–1,700 m (3,900–5,600 ft).[1]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c Becker F, Bauer AM, Adolphs K (2020).Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. Accessed on 07 January 2022.
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Retrieved 13 November 2014
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Cordylus campbelli, p. 46).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (Zonurus campbelli, new species, pp. 189–190).
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Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Cordylus campbelli, p. 186 + Plate 104).
- Stanley, Edward L.; Bauer, Aaron M.; Jackman, Todd R.; Branch, William R.; Mouton, P. Le Fras N. (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 campbelli, new combination).
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