Lawrence's girdled lizard

Lawrence's girdled lizard (Namazonurus lawrenci) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.^[3]

Lawrence's girdled lizard
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Namazonurus
Species:	N. lawrenci
Binomial name
Namazonurus lawrenci (V. FitzSimons, 1939)
Synonyms[2]
Zonurus lawrenci V. FitzSimons, 1939 Cordylus lawrenci — V. FitzSimons, 1943 Cordylus cordylus lawrenci — Loveridge, 1944 Cordylus lawrenci — Branch, 1988 Namazonurus lawrenci — Stanley et al., 2011

Etymology

The specific name, lawrenci, is in honor of South African entomologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence.^[4]

Description

N. lawrencei is small, thin, and flat for its genus. Dorsally, it is dark brown. Ventrally, it is brownish gray to whitish. Adults usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 6.5–7.0 cm (2.6–2.8 in).^[5]

Geographic range

N. lawrenci is found in the Richtersveld in the province of Northern Cape, South Africa.^[1][2][5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of N. lawrenci are rocky areas and shrubland, at altitudes of 250–1,375 m (820–4,511 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

N. lawrenci is ovoviviparous.^[2]