- Gerrhosauridae
Taxobox
name = Gerrhosauridae
image_caption = "Cordylosaurus trivirgatus "
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
familia = GerrhosauridaeThe Gerrhosauridae is a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar. Also known as plated lizards, they live in a range of habitats, from rocky crevices to sand dunes. Their form is variable, with some species having four fully developed limbs, and others with vestigial hind limbs only. Most species are believed to be
oviparous cite book |editor=Cogger, H.G. & Zweifel, R.G.|author= Bauer, Aaron M.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Reptiles and Amphibians|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|pages= 161-162|isbn= 0-12-178560-2] .Classification
Family Gerrhosauridae
*Subfamily Gerrhosaurinae
** GenusAngolosaurus - Sand plated lizard (1 species)
**GenusCordylosaurus - Blue-black plated lizard (1 species)
**GenusGerrhosaurus - (6 species)
**GenusTetradactylus - (6 species)
*Subfamily Zonosaurinae
**GenusTracheloptychus - Keeled plated lizards (2 species)
**GenusZonosaurus - Zonosaurs (18 species)References
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