Cordylus nyikae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Cordylinae
Genus: Cordylus
Species: Cordylus nyikae

Name

Cordylus nyikae Broadley & Mouton, 2000: 169

• Holotype: NMZB-UM 24352, adult ♂, collected by D.G. Broadley on 12 November 1970.
• Type locality: “Chelinda Bridge, Nyika National Park, Malawi (10°35′S x 33°48′E), altitude ca. 2400 m. a.s.l.”

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. & Mouton, P. Le F.N. 2000. A new species of rupicolus Cordylus Laurenti from Malawi (Sauria: Cordylidae). African Journal of Herpetology 49(2): 169–172. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.2000.9635443 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Cordylus nyikae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 October 2018.
• Verburgt, L., Pietersen, D., Chapeta, Y. & Farooq, H. 2020. IUCN: Cordylus nyikae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T110159813A110159824. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T110159813A110159824.en. Accessed on 12 April 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Nyika Girdled Lizard