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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."''Gerrhosaurus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile=database.org. Some have been reassigned to new Genus, genera. *''Gerrhosaurus auritus'' – Kalahari plated lizard *''Gerrhosaurus bulsi'' *''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis'' – yellow-throated plated lizard **''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis fitzsimonsi'' **''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis'' *''Gerrhosaurus multilineatus'' *''Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus'' – black-lined plated lizard **''Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus ahlefeldti'' ** ''Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus nigrolineatus'' *''Desert plated lizard, Gerrhosaurus skoogi'' – desert plated lizard *''Gerrhosaurus typicus'' – Namaqua plated lizard References Further reading *Bates MF, Tolley KA, Edwards S, David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Plated Lizard
The desert plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus skoogi'') is a reptile species endemic to the northern Namib Desert in Namibia and Angola. Also known as the sand plated lizard, Lamb T, Meeker AM, :fr:Aaron Matthew Bauer, Bauer AM, Branch WR (2003). "On the systematic status of the desert plated lizard (''Angolosaurus skoogi'' ): phylogenetic inference from DNA sequence analysis of the African Gerrhosauridae". ''Biological Journal of the Linnean Society'' 78 (2): 253-261. it is diurnal. ...
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Gerrhosaurus Flavigularis
The yellow-throated plated lizard or plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis'') is a species of lizard, which is about 45½ cm (18 inches) in total length (including tail) and lives in the grassland and scrub of Sudan, Ethiopia and along Eastern Africa down to South Africa. Description A ground-living and burrowing lizard, this species is usually greenish-grey or brownish, with a yellow (or sometimes red) throat and often a narrow stripe down each side. It is well armored, with hard body plates, and head shields fused to the skull. The tail is generally about two-thirds of the total length. Its limbs are well-developed, though its four five-toed feet are not specially adapted for digging. These lizards mate during the summer. In mating season the males head change color to either red, yellow or even light blue. It was first described in 1828 by Weigmann, based on specimens at the Natural History Museum in Berlin that were collected in South Africa by Ludwig Krebs. Bauer A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosaurus Auritus
The Kalahari plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus auritus'') is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References Gerrhosaurus Reptiles described in 1887 Taxa named by Oskar Boettger {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosaurus Typicus
The Namaqua plated lizard or Karoo plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus typicus'') is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is endemic to South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. Its Provinces of South Africa, nine provinces are bounded to the south by of coastline that stretches along the Atlantic O .... References Gerrhosaurus Reptiles of South Africa Reptiles described in 1837 Taxa named by Andrew Smith (zoologist) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosaurus Nigrolineatus
The black-lined plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus'') is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is found in Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor .... References Gerrhosaurus Reptiles described in 1857 Taxa named by Edward Hallowell (herpetologist) {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosaurus Multilineatus
The keeled plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus multilineatus'') is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Namibia, and Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory part of the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the sou .... References Gerrhosaurus Reptiles described in 1866 Taxa named by José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosaurus Bulsi
Laurent's plated lizard (''Gerrhosaurus bulsi'') is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Zambia Zambia, officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern and East Africa. It is typically referred to being in South-Central Africa or Southern Africa. It is bor .... References Gerrhosaurus Reptiles described in 1954 Taxa named by Raymond Laurent {{lizard-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerrhosauridae
The Gerrhosauridae are a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar. They are close relatives of skinks and were once classified in the same family as them. Habitat Also known as plated lizards, species in the family Gerrhosauridae live in a range of habitats, from rocky crevices to sand dunes. Description Their form is variable, some species having four fully developed limbs, and others having vestigial hind limbs only. Reproduction Most species are believed to be oviparous. Classification Family Gerrhosauridae *Subfamily Gerrhosaurinae **Genus '' Broadleysaurus'' - rough-scaled plated lizard (1 species) **Genus '' Cordylosaurus'' - blue-black plated lizard (1 species) **Genus '' Gerrhosaurus'' - (7 species) **Genus '' Matobosaurus'' - (2 species) **Genus '' Tetradactylus'' - (8 species) *Subfamily Zonosaurinae **Genus '' Tracheloptychus'' - keeled plated lizards (2 species) **Genus ''Zonosaurus'' - zonosaurs (17 species) References Further reading * Boulenger GA (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizards Of Africa
Lizard is the common name used for all squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The grouping is paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards") have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some lizards, such as the forest-dwelling '' Draco'', are able to glide. They are often territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often being sit-and-wait predators; many smaller species eat insects, while the Komodo eats mamm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lizard Genera
Lizard is the common name used for all Squamata, squamate reptiles other than snakes (and to a lesser extent amphisbaenians), encompassing over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most Island#Oceanic islands, oceanic Archipelago, island chains. The grouping is Paraphyly, paraphyletic as some lizards are more closely related to snakes than they are to other lizards. Lizards range in size from chameleons and geckos a few centimeters long to the 3-meter-long Komodo dragon. Most lizards are quadrupedal, running with a strong side-to-side motion. Some lineages (known as "legless lizards") have secondarily lost their legs, and have long snake-like bodies. Some lizards, such as the forest-dwelling ''Draco (genus), Draco'', are able to glide. They are often Territory (animal), territorial, the males fighting off other males and signalling, often with bright colours, to attract mates and to intimidate rivals. Lizards are mainly carnivorous, often b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
