Machadoe's girdled lizard (Cordylus machadoi), also known commonly as Machado's girdled lizard, is a species of flattened lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
Etymology The specific name, machadoi, is in honor of Portuguese entomologist António de Barros-Machado, who collected the holotype in Angola.
Geographic distribution Cordylus machadoi is found in southwestern Angola and northwestern Namibia.
Behavior and habitat Cordylus machadoi occurs as solitary individuals or in pairs on rock outcrops in arid savanna, at elevations of .
Description Cordylus machadoi can be identified, along with Cordylus vittifer, by have an elongate first row of dorsal scales. Machado's girdled lizard is uniform yellow brown above and paler below. The head is dark brown with pale lips. The pale vertebral stripe found in C. vittifer is not present. Adults of C. machadoi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of .Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books Publishing. 399 pp. . (Cordylus machadoi, p. 195 + Plate 104).
Reproduction Cordylus machadoi is ovoviviparous.
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Further reading
(Cordylus vittifer machadoi, new subspecies, p. 49). (in French). 249 pp. 272 pp.