Gerrhosauridae

The Gerrhosauridae are a family of lizards native to Africa and Madagascar. They are close relatives of skinks and were once classified in the same family as them.^[1]

Gerrhosauridae
Broadleysaurus major
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Clade:	Cordyliformes
Family:	Gerrhosauridae Fitzinger, 1843

Habitat

Also known as plated lizards, species in the family Gerrhosauridae live in a range of habitats, from rocky crevices to sand dunes.^[1]

Description

Their form is variable, some species having four fully developed limbs, and others having vestigial hind limbs only.^[1]

Reproduction

Most species are believed to be oviparous.^[1]

Classification

Family Gerrhosauridae

• Subfamily Gerrhosaurinae
  • Genus Broadleysaurus - rough-scaled plated lizard (1 species)
  • Genus Cordylosaurus - blue-black plated lizard (1 species)
  • Genus Gerrhosaurus - (7 species)
  • Genus Matobosaurus - (2 species)
  • Genus Tetradactylus - (8 species)
• Subfamily Zonosaurinae
  • Genus Tracheloptychus - keeled plated lizards (2 species)
  • Genus Zonosaurus - zonosaurs (17 species)