Cordylidae
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▪ lizard familyfamily of small to medium-sized lizards that range in length from 6 to 30 cm (2.4 to 11.8 inches). They occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar and include about 10 genera and more than 80 species, which have spiny or platelike protective scales underlain by bony plates.Most species are terrestrial with well-developed legs. Many are known to be insectivorous and thus consume a wide variety of arthropods, and larger species also prey on small vertebrates. The family is separated into two subfamilies—the girdle-tailed lizards, most of which are viviparous, and the plated lizards, which are oviparous.
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