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Dwarf Crag Lizard
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IUCN VU · Vulnerable

Dwarf Crag Lizard

Hemicordylus nebulosus

Hemicordylus nebulosus is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.

It is endemic to South Africa on the mist belt of northern slope of the Hottentots Holland Mountains. The scientific name, H. nebulosus means cloud or dark crag lizard. The name was given due to the melanistic body color. Other names include the dwarf cliff lizard, dwarf crag lizard, dark crag lizard and the cloudy crag lizard.

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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 98432.