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Graceful Crag Lizard

Hemicordylus capensis

Classification

The Cape Cliff Lizard (Hemicordylus capensis) is a lizard species endemic to the Cape Fold Belt of southern South Africa. Description The maximum snout-to-vent length is about 76 mm. Like its sister species Hemicordylus nebulosus, it has gracile features, with a phenotype described as intermediate between typical Cordylus and the larger, more robust Pseudocordylus.

Distribution

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