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Giant girdled lizard
The sungazer (''Smaug giganteus'', syn. ''Cordylus giganteus''), also known as the giant girdled lizard or giant dragon lizard,〔Mouton, P.le.F.N. 2014. Smaug giganteus (Smith, 1844). Pp 209. In: Bates, M.F., Branch, W.R., Bauer, A.M., Burger, M., Marais, J., Alexander, G.J., De Villiers, M.S. (eds.). Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland. Suricata 1. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.〕 is the largest species of the Cordylidae, a family of lizards from Sub-Saharan Africa.〔Bill Branch. 1998. Field Guide to Snakes and other reptiles of Southern Africa, p. 189. Struik Publishers, Cape Town. ISBN 1-86872-040-3〕 This threatened species is endemic to Highveld grasslands in the interior of South Africa.〔 In 2011, it was assigned to the new genus ''Smaug'' along with seven other species previously belonging to the genus ''Cordylus'', based on a comprehensive molecular phylogeny of the Cordylidae.
==Appearance==
The sungazer is a heavily armoured species, with a typical snout–to-vent length of (exceptionally up to ), and is easily distinguishable from other cordylids by the elongated pair of occipital spines and the enlarged keeled caudal spines.〔Van Wyk, J.H. 1988. Sungazer or Giant Girdled Lizard (Cordylus giganteus). Pp. 78-80. In: W.R. Branch, (ed.) South African Red Data Book – Reptiles and Amphibians. South African National Scientific Programmes Report No. 151.〕
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