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...

relatives. These include the living families Cordylidae (girdled lizards), Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards), and Xantusiidae (night lizards), as well as many extinct...

Currently there are about 40 extant families of Lacertilia. These vary considerably, e.g. in shades, colours, and sizes. For example, the largest representative...

This is a list of reptiles in Madagascar. Total number of species = 406 Acrantophis madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1844) Acrantophis dumerili (Jan...

or girdle-tail lizards. Cordylidae is closely related to the family Gerrhosauridae, occurring in Africa and Madagascar. These two scientific families of...

Family Scincidae (skinks) Family Cordylidae (spinytail lizards) Family Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards) Family Xantusiidae (night lizards) Family Lacertidae...

(Zonosaurus madagascariensis) is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. It is found in Madagascar, some outlying islands (Nosy Be and the nearby...

giant plated lizard (Matobosaurus validus) is a lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae, which is found in dry to mesic habitats of southern Africa. They are...

Tetradactylus is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Africa. The genus Tetradactylus contains the following species...

commonly as Brygoo's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. The specific name, brygooi, is...

Tracheloptychus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. There are two species which are recognized...

Matobosaurus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is found in southern Africa. There are two species which are recognized...

clade Cordyliformes (represented in the modern day by Cordylidae and Gerrhosauridae from mainland Africa and Madagascar), which would potentially mark the...

plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus auritus) is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is found in Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia...

Zonosaurus bemaraha is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Raselimanana, A.; Ramanamanjato, J.-B.;...

Dibamidae – blind lizards Family Cordylidae – spinytail lizards Family Gerrhosauridae – plated lizards Family Gymnophthalmidae – spectacled lizards Family...

Zonosaurus subunicolor is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Raxworthy, C.J.; Rakotondravony, H. (2011)...

commonly as Eastwood's whip lizard was a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species was endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat was subtropical...

seps or five-toed whip lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in South Africa. Bates, M.F (2018). "Tetradactylus...

British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ,... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor...

Zonosaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. Species in the genus Zonosaurus are found in Madagascar and Seychelles. The following 17...

African plated lizards, genus Gerrhosaurus Wiegmann, 1828 (Squamata: Gerrhosauridae), with the description of two new genera". Zootaxa. 3750: 465–493. doi:10...

Zonosaurus anelanelany is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Raselimanana, A.; Ramanamanjato, J.-B...

This list of African species extinct in the Holocene covers extinctions from the Holocene epoch, a geologic epoch that began about 11,650 years before...

Schmidt, 1933 Rhoptropus diporus Hewitt, 1935, day gecko, endemic Family Gerrhosauridae Genus Broadleysaurus: Broadleysaurus major (Duméril, 1851), rough-scaled...

laticaudatus, the western girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M....

karsteni, Karsten's girdled lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M....

British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume III. Lacertidæ, Gerrhosauridæ, Scincidæ,... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor...

the Madagascar keeled cordylid, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in Madagascar. Raselimanana, A.; Vences, M. (2011)...

known as Peters's keeled cordylid, is a species of lizard in the family Gerrhosauridae. The species is found in Madagascar. Rakotondravony, H.; Raselimanana...