• Source: Gerrhosaurus

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. 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






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).

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Gerrhosaurus
• Desert plated lizard
• Giant plated lizard
• Sudan plated lizard
• Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
• Gerrhosaurus bulsi
• Gerrhosaurus auritus
• Gerrhosaurus multilineatus
• Yellow-throated plated lizard
• Gerrhosauridae