A taxonomic revision of the south-eastern dragon lizards of the Smaug warreni (Boulenger) species complex in southern Africa, with the description of a new species (Squamata: Cordylidae)
.@DrScanley on the docile dragon lizard: "They're just little tanks. They hide in rock cracks and put a lot of their energy and effort into simply being spiky and inedible, so they don't have to put up a big fight."
Study in @thePeerJ: https://t.co/lnQNQu7F51
Delighted to share our description of a new African Dragon lizard, Smaug swazicus. Discovered on our 2008 trip to South Africa and Eswatini, this is one of the largest species of lizard described from Africa in the past 80 years! https://t.co/lx8aLJRWc8 https://t.co/7CnUWmATmt