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Machado’s Girdled Lizard
Cordylus machadoi
Machadoe's girdled lizard (Cordylus machadoi) is a flattened girdled lizard from southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia. They are found as solitary individuals or in pairs on rock outcrops in arid savannah. It can be identified, along with Cordylus vittifer, by have an elongate first row of dorsal scales. Machadoe’s girdled lizard is uniform yellow brown above and paler below. The head is dark brown with pale lips. The pale vertebral stripe found in the Cordylus vittifer...
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Description
Cordylus machadoi can be identified, along with Cordylus vittifer, by have an elongate first row of dorsal scales. Machado's girdled lizard is uniform yellow brown above and paler below. The head is dark brown with pale lips. The pale vertebral stripe found in C. vittifer is not present. Adults of C. machadoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.8 cm (3.1 in).
Range & habitat
Cordylus machadoi occurs as solitary individuals or in pairs on rock outcrops in arid savanna, at elevations of 1,500–2,300 m (4,900–7,500 ft).
Wikipedia: “Behavior and habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, machadoi, is in honor of Portuguese entomologist António de Barros-Machado, who collected the holotype in Angola.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33045.