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Gerrhosaurus major (Rough-scaled 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: Gerrhosaurus

Gerrhosaurus major (Rough-scaled plated lizard) Gerrhosaurus major (Rough-scaled plated lizard)
Gerrhosaurus major, Mpumalanga. [photo Sharp I. C. & Sharp A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Gerrhosaurus major with mongoose, Mpumalanga. [photo Deacon A.R. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Gerrhosaurus major (Rough-scaled plated lizard) Gerrhosaurus major (Rough-scaled plated lizard)

Gerrhosaurus major, Northern Cape. [photo Manson A.D. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Gerrhosaurus major, Mpumalanga. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]