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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Cordylus rhodesianus

Common Name: Zimbabwe 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): 3.62

Chromosome Number (2n): 34

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.

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