Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus, the blue-spotted girdled lizard or simply blue-spotted lizard, is a monotypic genus that is endemic to southern, coastal South Africa. The Ninurta coeruleopunctatus, as a member of the Cordylinae subfamily, demonstrates significant variability in body armor. This variation is a cause of the diverse evolutionary pressures within the subfamily. The environments aridity is the significant cause for this body armour's evolution.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Cordylidae
- Genus
- Ninurta