Detailed Record for Cordylus giganteus

Common Name: Giant girdled lizard

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Sauria / Family Cordylidae / Genus Cordylus

C-value (pg): 3.91

Chromosome Number (2n): 44

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1981). Evolution of genome size and DNA base composition in reptiles. Genetica 57: 39-50.

Other records available for this species:

Cordylus giganteus = 2.28 (pg)
Cordylus giganteus = 3.90 (pg)

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