About Cordylosaurus subtessellatus (Smith, 1844)
The genus name Cordylosaurus comes from the Greek words kordū́lē (meaning 'club') and saûros (meaning 'lizard'). Cordylosaurus is a monotypic genus of lizards, meaning only one species is assigned to this genus: Cordylosaurus subtessellatus, commonly known as the blue-black plated lizard.