Smaug regius (BROADLEY, 1962)
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Smaug regius
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| Higher Taxa | Cordylidae (Cordylinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Regal Girdled Lizard |
| Synonym | Cordylus warreni regius BROADLEY 1962: 808 Cordylus regius — BRANCH 1998 Smaug regius — STANLEY et al. 2011 Smaug regius — REISSIG 2014 |
| Distribution | Zimbabwe Type locality: Dora, 8 miles S.S.W. of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia at 3700 ft. elevation (= 1100 m elevation) |
| Reproduction | Ovoviviparous. |
| Types | Holotype: NMZB, previously UM/H 1210, adult male |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A race intermediate in many respects between C. w. warreni of Zululand and C. w. mossambicus of Gorongoza Mt., Mozambique, but also showing affinities with C. w. barbertonensis of the eastern Transvaal. The dorsal scalation is similar to that of mossambicus, but the scales are 'rather larger and more spinose, in 24-26 longitudinal rows (28 in mossambicus, 20-22 in warreni). The development of spines on limbs and body is similar to that in warreni, but the new form has the more strongly depressed head of barbertonensis. It would appear that regius attains a greater size than the other races and the brilliant orange or yellow lateral and ventral coloration in the males seems to be peculiar to this form; Other distinctive characters are the shape of the preocular and the tendency towards eight occipitals (not more than six in other races). |
| Comment | Illustration of C. w. regius in Reptilia (Münster) 8 (2): 25 and Reptilia (GB) (29): 15. |
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