Gerrhosaurus
Encyclopedia
The Gerrhosaurus are a genus
of lizard
s native to southern and eastern Africa
. There are six species found in dry, rocky semi-open habitats.
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...
of lizard
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
s native to southern and eastern Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
. There are six species found in dry, rocky semi-open habitats.
Classification
Genus Gerrhosaurus- Yellow-throated Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis fitzsimonsi
- Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis
- Sudan Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus major
- Gerrhosaurus major bottegoi
- Gerrhosaurus major major
- Gerrhosaurus multilineatus
- Kalahari Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus multilineatus auritus
- Gerrhosaurus multilineatus multilineatus
- Black-lined Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
- Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus ahlefeldti
- Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus nigrolineatus
- Namaqua Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus typicus
- Giant Plated Lizard, Gerrhosaurus validus
- Gerrhosaurus validus maltzahni
- Gerrhosaurus validus validus