Cordylus imkeae

Cordylus imkeae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

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

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

Name

Cordylus imkeae Mouton & Van Wyk, 1994: 14

• Holotype: SAM 50897, adult ♀, collected by P. Le F.N. Mounton and J.H. Van Wyk on 26 May 1993.
• Type locality: “Lower slopes of the Rooiberg Mountain on the farm Wolfhok in the Garies district (30°24'27"S, 18°06'11" E; 3018 AC Leliefontein), Namaqualand, South Africa at an altitude of 1650 m above sea level”.

References

Primary references

• Mouton, P. Le F.N. & Van Wyk, J.H. 1994. Taxonomic status of geographical isolates in the Cordylus minor complex (Reptilia: Cordylidae): A description of three new species. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 43(1): 6–18. DOI: 10.1080/04416651.1994.9650376 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cordylus imkeae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 11 April 2022.
• Bates, M.F., Tolley, K. & Mouton, P.L.F.N. 2018. IUCN: Cordylus imkeae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T110159395A115674502. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110159395A115674502.en. Accessed on 11 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Rooiberg Girdled Lizard