Girdle-tailed lizards of the genus Cordylus. Der Panzergürtelschweif, Cordylus cataphractus Boie, 1828. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58(1): 53-70. Between a rock and a hard polytomy: rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizard (Squamata: Cordylidae). Wochenschrift für Aquarien- und Terrarienkunde (Braunschweig), 43 (10): 300-301. Meine Panzergürtelschweife (Zonurus cataphractus). South African Journal of Natural History (Pretoria), 6 (5): 402-411. A Record of the Peculiarities of the Lizard Zonurus cataphractus (Boie), as Observed During Travels in Namaqualand in May 1928. Journal of Zoology 249: 1-10 - get paper here Grouping behavior, tail biting behavior, and sexual dimorphism in the armadillo lizard (Cordylus cataphractus) from South Africa. Solitary Individuals in Populations of the Group-Living Lizard Ouroborus Cataphractus: Voluntary or Forced? African Zoology 49 (2): 307-310 - get paper here Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 312–324. Epidermal glands in cordylid lizards, with special reference to generation glands. African Journal of Herpetology 60 (2): 155-170 - get paper here Aggregation behaviour of lizards in the arid western regions of South Africa. Pflege und Nachzucht des Panzergürtelschweifs Cordylus cataphractus BOlE 1828.
A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. American Museum Novitates (3310): 1-10 - get paper here A molecular perspective on the phylogeny of the Girdled Lizards (Cordylidae, Squamata). Supplément à la Revue Francaise d'Aquariologie, 9 (3), 3/1982: Fiche n° 240 und 241: 4 S. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Herpetologica 61 (4): 363-372 - get paper here Duration of movement as a lizard foraging movement variable. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae, (Halle), 14 (1): 139-142. Über eine noch nicht beschriebene Art von Cordylus Gronov. Bemerkungen zur Geschlechtsreife von Cordyliden am Beispiel von Ouroborus cataphractus, Smaug mossambicus und Smaug warreni depressus. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria, 512 pp. Atlas and Red List of the Reptiles of South Africa, Lesotho, and Swaziland.
Latinized version of the Greek “oura” – tail and boros – devouring. 2011.Įtymology (genus): The ouroborus is the symbol of a dragon biting or swallowing its own tail to form a circle, and refers to the characteristic defensive behavior of the type species, in which the tail is grasped in the mouth and the plated dorsum and spiny tail presented to attackers (hence the common name armadillo lizard). Type species: Cordylus cataphractus BOIE 1828 is the type species of the genus Ouroborus STANLEY et al. Viviparous, giving birth to 1–2 young (Stanley et al. Dorsal and scales greatly enlarged (in 15–17 transverse rows) and spinose, caudal scales forming large spines six large keeled occipitals. Limbs of moderate length, digits unreduced. ĭefinition (genus): Body flattened to subcylindrical in cross-section, medium to large-bodied (maximum SVL 105 mm), robust. Boie said “vielleicht ein anderer Theil dieses Continents”. Zonurus cataphractus - BOULENGER 1885: 255Ĭordylus cataphractus - FROST et al.
Zonurus cataphractus - DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1839: 355 They are so called as because they can roll into a ball and take up a defensive posture when threatened.Find more photos by Google images search:Ĭordylidae (Cordylinae), Scincoidea, Sauria, Squamata (lizards)
They are diurnal, slow-moving and stay in social groups. Armadillo lizards are endemic to the desert areas of the west coast of South Africa.
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