- 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...
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Currently there are
about 40
extant families of Lacertilia.
These vary considerably, e.g. in shades, colours, and sizes. For example, the
largest representative...
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Tracheloptychus is a
small genus of
lizards in the
family Gerrhosauridae. The
genus is
endemic to Madagascar.
There are two
species which are recognized...
- or girdle-tail lizards.
Cordylidae is
closely related to the
family Gerrhosauridae,
occurring in
Africa and Madagascar.
These two
scientific families of...
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Family Scincidae (skinks)
Family Cordylidae (spinytail lizards)
Family Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards)
Family Xantusiidae (night lizards)
Family Lacertidae...
- relatives.
These include the
living families Cordylidae (girdled lizards),
Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards), and
Xantusiidae (night lizards), as well as many extinct...
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giant plated lizard (Matobosaurus validus) is a
lizard in the
family Gerrhosauridae,
which is
found in dry to
mesic habitats of
southern Africa. They are...
- This is a list of
reptiles in Madagascar.
Total number of
species = 406
Acrantophis madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Acrantophis dumerili (Jan...
- Schmidt, 1933
Rhoptropus diporus Hewitt, 1935, day gecko,
endemic Family Gerrhosauridae Genus Broadleysaurus:
Broadleysaurus major (Duméril, 1851), rough-scaled...
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Dibamidae –
blind lizards Family Cordylidae –
spinytail lizards Family Gerrhosauridae –
plated lizards Family Gymnophthalmidae –
spectacled lizards Family...
