Английская Википедия:Hemicordylus capensis

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Italic title Шаблон:Speciesbox The Cape Cliff Lizard (Hemicordylus capensis) is a lizard species endemic to the Cape Fold Belt of southern South Africa.

Description

The maximum snout-to-vent length is about 76 mm. Like its sister species Hemicordylus nebulosus, it has gracile features, with a phenotype described as intermediate between typical Cordylus and the larger, more robust Pseudocordylus. They have long limbs, and long slender digits. Some populations are melanistic and sexually dichromatic.

Habits

Their specialized adaptation to steep rock faces is believed to have favoured their agility and lightly armored anatomy.[1] They give live birth to one to three young.

References

Шаблон:Reflist

  • Hemicordylus resurrected: Stanley et al, 2011, Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)

Шаблон:Cordylidae Шаблон:Taxonbar Шаблон:Lizard-stub

  1. Eifler et al., 2007; Janse van Rensburg, 2009; Janse van Rensburg et al., 2009