Angolosaurus
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The desert plated lizard (Angolosaurus skoogi) is a reptile species endemic to the northern Namib Desert
in Angola
. Also known as the sand plated lizard, it is diurnal. Recent studies suggest that this monotypic
genus
is paraphyletic with Gerrhosaurus
.
Namib Desert
The Namib Desert is a desert in Namibia and southwest Angola that forms part of the Namib-Naukluft National Park, the largest game reserve in Africa. The name "Namib" is of Nama origin and means "vast place"...
in Angola
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola , is a country in south-central Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean with Luanda as its capital city...
. Also known as the sand plated lizard, it is diurnal. Recent studies suggest that this monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
is paraphyletic with Gerrhosaurus
Gerrhosaurus
The Gerrhosaurus are a genus of lizards native to southern and eastern Africa. There are six species found in dry, rocky semi-open habitats.-Classification:Genus Gerrhosaurus*Yellow-throated Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus flavigularis...
.