Lawrence's girdled lizard (Namazonurus lawrenci) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, lawrenci, is in honor of South African entomologist Reginald Frederick Lawrence.
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 .
Geographic range
N. lawrenci is found in the Richtersveld in the province of Northern Cape, South Africa.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitats of N. lawrenci are rocky areas and shrubland, at altitudes of .
Reproduction
N. lawrenci is ovoviviparous.
References
Further reading
- , Branch WR (2003). "The herpetofauna of the Richtersveld National Park, Northern Cape Province, Republic of South Africa". Herpetological Natural History 8: 11âÂÂ160.
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. . (Cordylus lawrenci, pp. 189âÂÂ190 + Plate 68).
- FitzSimons VFM (1939). "Descriptions of some new species and subspecies of lizards from South Africa". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 20 (1): 5âÂÂ16. (Zonurus lawrenci, new species).
- , Bauer AM, , Branch WR, (2011). "Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58: 53âÂÂ70. (Namazonurus lawrenci, new combination).