| Smaug barbertonensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Smaug |
| Species: | S. barbertonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Smaug barbertonensis (Van Dam, 1921) | |
Smaug barbertonensis (also known as the Barberton dragon lizard or Barberton girdled lizard) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is a small lizard found in eastern South Africa and Eswatini. [1] [2]
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