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Cordylosaurus subtessellatus (Dwarf plated lizard)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Gerrhosauridae > Genus: Cordylosaurus

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus (Dwarf plated lizard) Cordylosaurus subtessellatus (Dwarf plated lizard)

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus, Graafwater, South Africa. [photo Trevor Hardaker ©]

Cordylosaurus subtessellatus, Northern Cape. [photo Harvey J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]