Cordylus cordylus

Cordylus cordylus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Lacertilia Infraordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: Cordylus cordylus

Name

Cordylus cordylus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Syntypes: NRM 115 and 118.
• Type locality: “Africa, Asia”.

Combinations

• Lacerta cordylus Linnaeus, 1758: 202 [original combination]
• Stellio cordylus — Daudin, 1802 [subsequent combination]
• Zonurus cordylus — Gray, 1845 [subsequent combination]
• Cordylus cordylus — FitzSimons, 1943 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Cordylus cordylus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 12 April 2022.
• Bates, M.F. & Mouton, P.L.F.N. 2018. IUCN: Cordylus cordylus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T110159331A115674365. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110159331A115674365.en. Accessed on 12 April 2022.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Kaapse gordelakkedis
Deutsch: Kap-Gürtelschweif
English: Cape Girdled Lizard
українська: Поясохвіст звичайний

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