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| Gerrhosaurus | |
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| G. flavigularis in the Kruger N. P. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerrhosaurinae |
| Genus: | Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 |
Gerrhosaurus is a genus of lizards native to southern and eastern Africa.
Species of Gerrhosaurus are found in dry, rocky semi-open habitats.[ citation needed ]
The following species and subspecies are recognized as being valid. [1] Some have been reassigned to new genera.
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Arend Friedrich August Wiegmann was a German zoologist and herpetologist born in Braunschweig.
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