''Gerrhosaurus'' is a

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s native to southern and eastern

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Habitat

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of ''Gerrhosaurus'' are found in dry, rocky semi-open

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Species and subspecies

The following species and

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are recognized as being valid."''Gerrhosaurus'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile=database.org. Some have been reassigned to new

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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 ...

'' – Kalahari plated lizard *''

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 t ...

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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 East ...

'' – yellow-throated plated lizard **''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis fitzsimonsi'' **''Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis'' *''

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 Botsw ...

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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, Zimb ...

'' – black-lined plated lizard **''Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus ahlefeldti'' ** ''Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus nigrolineatus'' *'' Gerrhosaurus skoogi'' – desert plated lizard *''

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 Af ...

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