Smaug barbertonensis

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Smaug barbertonensis
Barberton Girdled Lizard (Smaug barbertonensis) looking out of a crack ... (32461246645).jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Scinciformata
Infraorder: Scincomorpha
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]

References

  1. 1 2 Bates, M.F.; Mouton, P.L.F.N. (2018). "Smaug barbertonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018 e.T110167262A115679786. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110167262A115679786.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Smaug barbertonensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.