| Gerrhosaurus | |
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| G. flavigularis in the Kruger N. P. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerrhosaurinae |
| Genus: | Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 |
Gerrhosaurus is a genus of lizards native to southern and eastern Africa.
Habitat
Species of Gerrhosaurus are found in dry, rocky semi-open habitats.
Species and subspecies
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.1 Some have been reassigned to new genera.
- Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger, 1887 – Kalahari plated lizard
- Gerrhosaurus bulsi Laurent, 1954
- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828 – yellow-throated plated lizard
- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis fitzsimonsi Loveridge, 1942
- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828
- Gerrhosaurus multilineatus Bocage, 1866
- Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857 – black-lined plated lizard
- Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus ahlefeldti Hellmich & Schmelcher, 1956
- Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857
- Gerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916 – desert plated lizard
- Gerrhosaurus typicus A. Smith, 1837 – Namaqua plated lizard
References
References
- "Gerrhosaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile=database.org.
Further reading
Further reading
- Bates MF, Tolley KA, Edwards S, Davids Z, Da Silva JM, Branch WR (2013). "A molecular phylogeny of the African plated lizards, genus Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new genera". Zootaxa 3750 (5): 465–493. (Broadleysaurus and Matobosaurus, new genera).
- Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Gerrhosaurus, p. 178).
- Wiegmann AF (1828). "Beiträge zur Amphibienkunde ". Isis von Oken 21 (4): 364–383. (Gerrhosaurus, new genus, p. 375). (in German).