| Namazonurus peersi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Namazonurus |
| Species: | N. peersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Namazonurus peersi (Hewitt, 1932)
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Namazonurus peersi is a species of small, spiny lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is endemic to South Africa.[2]
Common names for N. peersi include Hewitt's spiny-tailed lizard,[3] Peers' girdled lizard,[1][2][3][4] Peers's girdled lizard, Peers' Nama lizard,[2] and Peers's Nama lizard.
The specific name, peersi, is in honor of either Victor Peers or his son Bertram "Bertie" Peers, both of whom were amateur archaeologists in South Africa in the 1920s.[3]
Within South Africa, N. peersi is found in Northern Cape province and Western Cape province,[1] in the area also known as Little Namaqualand.[2]
The preferred natural habitats of N. peersi are rocky areas and shrubland.[1]
Adults of N. peersi have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5–8.5 cm (3.0–3.3 in). The head is triangular, and both the head and the body are flattened. Dorsally, N. peersi is black. Ventrally, it is very dark purple-brown, except for the femoral pores, which are pale yellow.[4]
N. peersi is terrestrial.[1]
N. peersi preys upon caterpillars and other large insects.[4]
N peersi is ovoviviparous.[2]
