Lang's crag lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Sauria |
Infraorder: | Scincomorpha |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Pseudocordylus |
Species: | P. langi |
Binomial name | |
Pseudocordylus langi Loveridge, 1944 |
Lang's crag lizard or Lang's girdled lizard (Pseudocordylus langi ) is a species of African lizard in the family Cordylidae.
The specific name, langi, is in honor of German taxidermist Herbert Lang.
P. langi is found in Lesotho and South Africa where it is restricted to the summit of the Drakensberg above 2,600 m (8,500 ft).