Namazonurus

Namazonurus
Namazonurus peersi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Namazonurus Stanley et al., 2011

Namazonurus, is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Namaqua girdled lizards, in the family Cordylidae. The genus contains five species, which are endemic to southern Africa, and feed on insects and small vertebrates.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.

• Namazonurus campbelli (V. FitzSimons, 1938)
• Namazonurus lawrenci (V. FitzSimons, 1939)
• Namazonurus namaquensis (Methuen & Hewitt, 1914)
• Namazonurus peersi (Hewitt, 1932)
• Namazonurus pustulatus (W. Peters, 1862)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Namazonurus.

References

Further reading

• Stanley EL, Bauer AM, Jackman TR, Branch WR, Mouton PLFN (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58 (1): 53–70. (Namazonurus, new genus).

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