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The genus ''Cordylus'' (Sauria: Cordylidae) includes a wide variety of small- to medium-sized spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed or girdled lizards. All are diurnal and ovoviviparous (live-bearing, without shelled eggs). Most species are rupicolous (rock-dwelling), while a few species are arboreal or live in burrows. They defend themselves with osteoderms (flat bony plates in the skin) and by quickly retreating into rock crevices or burrows. Many species live in groups and males defend territories. Cordylids are generally listed under CITES Appendix II. They are not necessarily threatened with extinction, but trade is controlled to prevent overexploitation. Some species of ''Cordylus'' have limited ranges and may be threatened with habitat destruction or over collecting for the pet trade. ==Classification== Broadley (2006) recognized 47 species in the genus ''Cordylus'', including eight species originally placed in the genus ''Pseudocordylus'' ( ''P. fasciatus'', ''P. langi'', ''P. melanotus'', ''P. microlepidotus'', ''P. nebulosus'', ''P. spinosus'', ''P. subvirdis'', and ''P. transvaalensis'') and ''Hemicordylus capensis''. The greatest diversity of cordylids is in South Africa, with a few species found in Angola and eastern Africa as far north as Ethiopia. Other members of the Cordylidae are the genera ''Chamaesaura'' (a group of legless lizards from southern and eastern Africa) and ''Platysaurus''. The sister group of Cordylidae is the plated lizards, family Gerrhosauridae. In 2011, a study based on the molecular phylogeny of the family suggested several species traditionally included in ''Cordylus'' should be moved to other genera: ''Hemicordylus'' (for ''capensis'' and ''nebulosus''), ''Karusasaurus'' (for ''jordani'' and ''polyzonus''), ''Namazonurus'' (for ''campbelli'', ''lawrenci'', ''namaquensis'', ''peersi'' and ''pustulatus''), ''Ninurta'' (for ''coeruleopunctatus''), ''Ouroborus'' (for ''cataphractus'') and ''Smaug'' (for ''breyeri'', ''giganteus'', ''mossambicus'', ''regius'', ''vandami'' and ''warreni''). This classification is supported by the ''Reptile Database'' where only 21 species remain in ''Cordylus''.〔Uetz et al. (2014). ''(The Reptile Database ).'' Retrieved 11 November 2014.〕 Genus'' Cordylus'' (as traditionally defined, ''sensu lato'') * Angolan girdled lizard, ''Cordylus angolensis'' * Dwarf Karoo girdled lizard, ''Cordylus aridus'' * Barberton girdled lizard, ''Cordylus barbertonensis'' * Maasai girdled lizard, ''Cordylus beraduccii'' * Waterberg girdled lizard, ''Cordylus breyeri'' * Campbell's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus campbelli'' * False girdled lizard, ''Cordylus capensis'' or ''Hemicordylus capensis'' * Armadillo girdled lizard, ''Cordylus cataphractus'' * Cloete's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus cloetei'' * Blue-spotted girdled lizard, ''Cordylus coeruleopunctatus'' or ''Ninurta coeruleopunctatus'' * Cape girdled lizard, ''Cordylus cordylus'' * Zoutpansberg girdled lizard, ''Cordylus depressus'' * Eastern Cape crag lizard, ''Cordylus fasciatus'' * Giant girdled lizard, ''Cordylus giganteus'' * Rooiberg girdled lizard, ''Cordylus imkeae'' * Limpopo girdled lizard, ''Cordylus jonesii'' * Jordan's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus jordani'' * Lang's crag lizard, ''Cordylus langi'' * Lawrence's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus lawrenci'' * Machadoe's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus machadoi'' * Coastal spiny-tailed lizard, ''Cordylus macropholis'' * McLachlan's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus mclachlani'' * Mecula girdled lizard, ''Cordylus meculae'' * Highveld crag lizard, ''Cordylus melanotus'' * Western Cape crag lizard, ''Cordylus microlepidotus'' * Dwarf girdled lizard, ''Cordylus minor'' * Mozambique girdled lizard, ''Cordylus mossambicus'' * Namaqua girdled lizard, ''Cordylus namaquensis'' * Dwarf crag lizard, ''Cordylus nebulosus'' * Black girdled lizard, ''Cordylus niger'' * ''Cordylus nyikae'' * Oelofsen's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus oelofseni'' * Hewitt's spiny-tailed lizard, ''Cordylus peersi'' * African spiny-tailed lizard, ''Cordylus polyzonus'' * Herero girdled lizard, ''Cordylus pustulatus'' * Rhodesian girdled lizard, ''Cordylus rhodesianus'' * ''Cordylus rivae'' * Prickly girdled lizard, ''Cordylus spinosus'' * Drakensberg crag lizard, ''Cordylus subviridis'' * Tasman's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus tasmani'' * Northern crag lizard, ''Cordylus transvaalensis'' * East African spiny-tailed lizard, ''Cordylus tropidosternum'' * Ukinga girdled lizard, ''Cordylus ukingensis'' * Van Dam's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus vandami'' * Reichenow's spiny-tailed lizard, ''Cordylus vittifer'' * Warren's girdled lizard, ''Cordylus warreni'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cordylus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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