Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Gerrhosaurus
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Typical Plated Lizards
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Eigentliche Schildeidechsen
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Egentlige Pladeøgler
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1828 |  |
Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann (type species: Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann 1828) |
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1836 | |
Pleurotuchus Smith (type species: Pleurotuchus typicus Smith 1836; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1837 | |
Pleuroptychus Wiegmann (type species: Pleurotuchus typicus Smith 1836; syn. Wermuth 1968) |
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1953 | |
Angolosaurus Fitzsimons (type species: Gerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson 1916; syn. Lamb, Meeker, Bauer & Branch 2003) |
Contents:
8 species, of which 1 (12.5%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included the species now placed in
Broadleysaurus and
Matobosaurus.
Distribution:
SubSaharan Africa.
Reported from:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Botswana,
Burundi,
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Gabon,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
Rwanda,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Gerrhosaurus auritus
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Kalahari Plated Lizard, Golden Plated Lizard, Angolan Plated Lizard
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Kalahari-Schildechse
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Kalahari-pladeøgle
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1887 | |
Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger |
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Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus auritus Loveridge 1942 |
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Gerrhosaurus multilineatus auritus Branch 1988 |
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Gerrhosaurus auritus Griffin 2003 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Botswana,
Namibia,
South Africa
(Limpopo),
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Gerrhosaurus bulsi
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Dundo Plated Lizard
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Dundo-Schildechse
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Dundo-pladeøgle
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1954 | |
Gerrhosaurus auritus bulsi Laurent |
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Gerrhosaurus bulsi Laurent 1964 |
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1960 | |
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus anselli Broadley (Broadley & Cotterill 2004) |
Remarks:
Erroneously treated as a synonym of multilineatus of western Angola, a poorly known form still under investigation (Broadley & Cotterill 2004; Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013).
Distribution:
Angola,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Zambia.
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Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
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Yellow-throated Plated Lizard
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Gelbkehlschildechse
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Gulstrubet Pladeøgle
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1828 | |
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann |
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1834 | |
Gerrhosaurus ocellatus Cocteau (Boulenger 1887) |
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1836 | |
Pleurotuchus chrysobronchus Smith (Boulenger 1887) |
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1836 | |
Pleurotuchus desjardinii Smith (Boulenger 1887) |
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1844 | |
Gerrhosaurus bibroni Smith (Boulenger 1887) |
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1883 | |
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis quadrilineata Boettger |
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1942 | |
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis fitzsimonsi Loveridge |
Distribution:
Botswana,
Burundi,
Eswatini,
Ethiopia,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique
(incl.
Bazaruto Archipelago),
Namibia,
Rwanda,
Somalia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Free State,
Gauteng,
KwaZulu-Natal,
Limpopo,
Mpumalanga,
North West Province,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape),
South Sudan,
Sudan,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Gerrhosaurus intermedius
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Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard
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Östliche Schwarzstreifen-Schildechse
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Østlig Sortstribet Pladeøgle, Stribet Pladeøgle
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1907 | |
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis intermedia Lönnberg |
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Gerrhosaurus intermedius Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of nigrolineatus (e.g., Loveridge 1942; Wermuth 1968). Revalidated as a separate species by Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch (2013). Consists of the populations which used to be regarded as the eastern and southern populations of nigrolineatus, however, the exact species boundary between intermedius and nigrolineatus in Angola, Botswana, Congo-Kinshasa, Namibia, and Zambia, still needs to be determined (Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013). These populations are here provisionally retained as nigrolineatus.
Distribution:
Botswana,
Kenya,
Malawi,
Mozambique,
Namibia,
Rwanda,
South Africa
(Limpopo,
Mpumalanga),
Tanzania,
Uganda,
Zambia,
Zimbabwe.
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Gerrhosaurus multilineatus
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Many-lined Plated Lizard, Kwanza Keeled Plated Lizard
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Vielstreifen-Schildechse
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Mangestribet Pladeøgle
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1866 | |
Gerrhosaurus multilineatus Bocage |
Remarks:
Status uncertain. Regarded as a synonym of nigrolineatus in some works (e.g., Boulenger 1887; Wermuth 1968). Broadley (1999) noted that the taxon Gerrhosaurus multilineatus Bocage 1866 is based on a hybrid specimen and therefore considered the name unavailable, which, however, it is not, even if based on a hybrid (Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013). See the latter authors for further notes on the status of multilineatus.
Distribution:
Angola.
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Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
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Western Black-lined Plated Lizard, Lesser Plated Lizard, Gabon Plated Lizard
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Westliche Schwarzstreifen-Schildechse
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Vestlig Sortstribet Pladeøgle, Stribet Pladeøgle
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1857 | |
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell |
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Gerrhosaurus flavigularis nigrolineatus Schmidt 1919 |
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1939 | |
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus australis Fitzsimons |
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1956 | |
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus ahlefeldti Hellmich & Schmelcher |
Remarks:
Previously included intermedius. The exact species boundaries between intermedius and nigrolineatus in Angola, Botswana, Congo-Kinshasa, Namibia and Zambia still need to be determined (Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013). These populations are here provisionally retained as nigrolineatus.
Introduced to:
United Arab Emirates.
Distribution:
Angola
(incl.
Cabinda),
Congo-Brazzaville,
Congo-Kinshasa,
Gabon,
Zambia.
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Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
© Rune Midtgaard
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Gerrhosaurus skoogi
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Desert Plated Lizard, Dune Plated Lizard
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Sandschildechse
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Ørkenpladeøgle
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1916 | |
Gerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson |
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Gerrhosaurus validus skoogi Loveridge 1942 |
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Angolosaurus skoogi Fitzsimons 1953 |
Distribution:
Angola,
Namibia.
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Gerrhosaurus typicus
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Namaqua Plated Lizard, Karoo Plated Lizard
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Namaqua-Schildechse
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Namaqua-pladeøgle
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Pleurotuchus typicus Smith |
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Gerrhosaurus typicus Duméril & Bibron 1839 |
Remarks:
Presence in Namibia based on visual sighting. Confirmation needed (Griffin 2003; Herrmann & Branch 2013).
Distribution:
Namibia,
South Africa
(Eastern Cape,
Northern Cape,
Western Cape).
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