Gerrhosaurus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Gerrhosauridae
Subfamilia: Gerrhosaurinae
Genus: Gerrhosaurus
Species (7): G. auritus – G. bulsi – G. flavigularis – G. multilineatus – G. nigrolineatus – G. skoogi – G. typicus
Name

Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828: 377

Type species: Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828, by monotypy.
Synonyms

Angolosaurus FitzSimons, 1953

Type species: Gerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Wiegmann, A.F.A. 1828. Beyträge zur Amphibienkunde (in German). Isis von Oken 21(4): 364–383. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Bates, M.F., Tolley, K.A., Edwards, S., Davids, Z., Silva, J.M. & Branch, W.R. 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3750.5.3 Paywall Reference page.
Lamb, T. & Bauer, A.M. 2013. To be or not to be Angolosaurus: a multilocus perspective on the phylogenetic position of Africa's desert plated lizard (Gerrhosauridae). Zoologica Scripta 42(4): 381–388. DOI: 10.1111/zsc.12016 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Gerrhosaurus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 November 2018.

Gerrhosaurus is a genus of lizards native to southern and eastern Africa.
Habitat

Species of Gerrhosaurus are found in dry, rocky semi-open habitats.[citation needed]
Species and subspecies

The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid.[1] 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

"Gerrhosaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile=database.org.

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).