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Cordylus macropholis

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which only occupies around 5% of the vegetation present. It is thought that they restrict themselves to these plants because they provide safer hiding places than most other shrubs, house a large range of invertebrate prey, and provide good thermal
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Index


Conservation status
Near Threatened
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Chordata
Reptilia
Squamata
Cordylidae
Cordylus
Binomial name
Boulenger
lizard
endemic
South Africa
Euphorbia caput-medusae
microhabitats
"Cordylus macropholis"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
cite journal
link
ISBN
978-0-88359-042-3


doi
10.1111/j.1469-7998.1999.tb01056.x

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