Angolan girdled lizard

The Angolan girdled lizard (Cordylus angolensis), also known as the Angolan spiny-tailed lizard,^[2] is a species of lizard in the genus Cordylus. The species is endemic to Angola, as its names testify,^[3][4][5] and is ovoviviparous.^[3]

Angolan girdled lizard
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Cordylus
Species:	C. angolensis
Binomial name
Cordylus angolensis (Bocage, 1895)[2]
Synonyms
Zonurus angolensis Bocage, 1895 Cordylus cordylus angolensis — Loveridge, 1944 Cordylus angolensis — Visser, 1971[3]

Reproduction

C. angolensis is ovoviviparous,^[3] meaning females keep eggs inside their bodies until ready to hatch.