NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Campbell’s Girdled Lizard
Namazonurus campbelli (Fitzsimons, 1938)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Namazonurus campbelli, commonly known as Campbell's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. A small girdled lizard, N. campbelli is endemic to Namibia. It is often mistaken for the more common Herero girdled lizard, N. pustulatus, as they both are similar in size and have flattened bodies. N. campbelli lives in rock crevices and cracks on dry mountain slopes.
Wikipedia contributors, Namazonurus campbelli; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:20:42.677046+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Namazonurus campbelli (Fitzsimons, 1938)
- Name authority
- (Fitzsimons, 1938)
- Common name
- Campbell’s Girdled Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Cordylidae
- Genus
- Namazonurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyCordylidae
- genusNamazonurus
- speciesNamazonurus campbelli (Fitzsimons, 1938)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Namazonurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence’s Girdled LizardNamazonurus lawrenci (Fitzsimons, 1939) | CordylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Namaqua Girdled LizardNamazonurus namaquensis (Methuen & Hewitt, 1914) | CordylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peers’ Girdled LizardNamazonurus peersi (Hewitt, 1932) | CordylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Herero Girdled LizardNamazonurus pustulatus (Peters, 1862) | CordylidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Zonurus campbelli Fitzsimons, 1938 Fitzsimons, 1938 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Namazonurus&species=campbelli Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:45LGJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.