Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Taxonomy of the family Gerrhosauridae Bibliography of the genus Matobosaurus Biodiversity of the family Gerrhosauridae Genus Matobosaurus Giant Plated Lizards, Rock Plated Lizards, Plated Rock Lizards, African Plated Lizards Felsenschildechsen Kæmpepladeøgler 2013 Matobosaurus Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch (type species: Gerrhosaurus validus Smith 1849) Contents: 2 species, none of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: The two species of this genus were previously considered a single species and included in Gerrhosaurus. Distribution: Southern Africa. Reported from: Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West Province), Zambia, Zimbabwe. Matobosaurus maltzahni Western Giant Plated Lizard Westliche Felsenschildechse Vestlig Kæmpepladeøgle 1938 Gerrhosaurus maltzahni Grys Gerrhosaurus validus maltzahni Loveridge 1942 Matobosaurus maltzahni Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 1938 Gerrhosaurus validus damarensis Fitzsimons (Loveridge 1942) Remarks: Previously regarded as a subspecies of validus (e.g., Wermuth 1968; Branch 1998). Revalidated as a separate species by Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch (2013). Distribution: Angola, Namibia. Matobosaurus validus Eastern Giant Plated Lizard Östliche Felsenschildechse Østlig Kæmpepladeøgle 1849 Gerrhosaurus validus Smith Matobosaurus validus Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 1854 Gerrhosaurus robustus Peters (Boulenger 1887) 1930 Gerrhosaurus ciprianii Scortecci (Loveridge 1942) Remarks: Previously included maltzahni. The type locality (which is in Lesotho) is regarded as erroneous, since the species has not been verified from the country (Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013). A single record from North West Province, South Africa, is regarded as a translocation (Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014). Distribution: Botswana, Eswatini, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West Province), Zambia, Zimbabwe. Matobosaurus validus © Rune Midtgaard