Namazonurus pustulatus (PETERS, 1862)
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Namazonurus pustulatus
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| Higher Taxa | Cordylidae (Cordylinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
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| Common Names | E: Herero Girdled Lizard |
| Synonym | Zonurus pustulatus PETERS 1862: 19 Zonurus pustulatus — BOULENGER 1885: 258 Cordylus cordylus pustulatus FITZSIMONS 1943 Cordylus pustulatus — LOVERIDGE 1944 Cordylus pustulatus — BAUER et al. 1995: 54 Cordylus pustulatus — ADOLPHS 2006 Namazonurus pustulatus — STANLEY et al. 2011 Namazonurus pustulatus — REISSIG 2014 Namazonurus pustulatus — SCHLEICHER 2020 |
| Distribution | Namibia (Hereroland) Type locality: Neu-Barmen [= Otjimbingue, Namibia] by implication. |
| Reproduction | Ovoviviparous / Viviparous, giving birth to 2–4 young. |
| Types | Syntypes: ZMB 4221, 4222; another type, ZMB 4361 apparently lost fide Bauer et al. 1994. |
| Diagnosis | Definition (genus): Body flattened in cross-section, small-sized (maximum SVL 75–82 mm), robust. Limbs of moderate length, digits unreduced. Supernasals enlarged and tubular. Dorsal scales small and smooth to keeled in 22–32 transverse rows; caudal scales enlarged and spinose; head triangular; no occipital spines present. Lower eyelid with or without transparent disc. Tongue unpigmented. Osteoderms distributed across entire body (Stanley et al. 2011) |
| Comment | Type species: Zonurus pustulatus PETERS 1862 is the type species of the genus Namazonurus STANLEY et al. 2011. |
| Etymology | Etymology (genus): Masculine name derived from Nama, referring to Namaqualand as broadly construed, the area occupied by Nama speaking peoples, and Zonurus, girdle-tailed, the earlier name long used for Cordylus sensu lato. |
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