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Armadillo girdled lizard
Armadillo girdled lizard
(Cordylus cataphractus)
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Also known as:
Armadillo spiny-tailed lizard
Previously known as:
Cordylus nebulosus
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Cordylidae
Genus
Cordylus
(1)
Size
Average snout-vent length: 75 – 90 mm
(2)
Maximum snout-vent length: 105 mm
(2)
Status
Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List 2007
(1)
, and listed on Appendix II of CITES
(3)
.
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