Cordylosaurus Gray, 1865
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Genus Cordylosaurus Gray, 1865 View in CoL “1866”
Cordylosaurus subtessellatus ( Smith 1844) DWARF PLATED LIZARD View in CoL
Gerrhosaurus subtessellatus Smith 1844 View in CoL : pl. 41, fig. 2 and first of two accompanying unnumbered text pages, pl. 42, figs. 17–20. Holotype: BMNH 1946.8 .19.41 (collector A. Smith). Type locality: “Great Namaqualand” [= southern Namibia].
Cordylosaurus trivittatus View in CoL : Boulenger (1887:126), Bocage (1867b:222, 1895a:37).
Cordylosaurus subtessellatus View in CoL : Ceríaco et al. (2016a:39, 59).
Global conservation status (IUCN):
Least Concern.
Global distribution: The species is known from southwestern Angola through western Namibia and into the western parts of
South Africa.
Ocurrences in Angola (Map 186): The species occurs in the southwestern regions near the coast, but probably also inland (see Notes below). Benguela: “Catumbella” [-12.43333,
13.55000] ( Bocage 1895a:37); “ Benguela ”
[-12.58333, 13.41667] ( Boulenger 1887:126;
Bocage 1895a:37); “Dombe” [-12.95000,
13.10000] ( Bocage 1867b:222, 1895a:37).
Huíla: “ Rio Cuce ” [-13.51667, 15.20000] ( Ferreira 1897b:242) GoogleMaps . Namibe: “ Rio Coroca”
[-15.78333, 12.06667] ( Bocage 1895a:37;
Ceríaco et al. 2016a:59); “Iona National Park, MAP 186. Distribution of Cordylosaurus subtessellatus in Angola.
20 km SSW of Espinheira ” [-16.93169,
12.24500] ( Bocage 1895a:37; Ceríaco et al. 2016a:39).
Taxonomic and distributional notes: FitzSimons (1937) recognized a single BMNH specimen (number not given) corresponding to Smith’s description, but the description, although giving details for only a single animal, does note that two specimens were collected by Smith. Ferreira’s (1897b) record of Holaspis guentheri Gray, 1863 from “ Rio Cuce,” Huíla may actually refer to this unrelated, although superficially similar species.
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Cordylosaurus Gray, 1865
Marques, Mariana P., Ceríaco, Luis M. P., Blackburn, David C. & Bauer, Aaron M. 2018 |
Cordylosaurus trivittatus
BOCAGE, J. V. B. 1895: 37 |
BOULENGER, G. A. 1887: 126 |
BOCAGE, J. V. B. 1867: 222 |