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Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant 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 validus (Giant plated lizard)

Gerrhosaurus validus, Mpumalanga. [photo Sharp I.C. & Sharp A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard) Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard)
Gerrhosaurus validus, Limpopo. [photo Abram K. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Gerrhosaurus validus, Limpopo. [photo Coetzer A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard) Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard)
Gerrhosaurus validus, Mpumalanga. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Gerrhosaurus validus, Limpopo. [photo Saunt R.V. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard) Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard)
Gerrhosaurus validus, Mpumalanga. [photo Douglas M. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Gerrhosaurus validus, Limpopo. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]

Predators and parasites

Recorded as prey of Buteo augur (Augur buzzard).