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The Sudan plated lizard is a medium-sized lizard that can grow up to 20-24" long, with the tail being less than half of total length. They have stout bodies, short limbs, and moderately broad tails. This species is easily recognised by its heavily armored appearance.
Monitors lizards: Perentie (Varanus giganteus) Scincomorpha: Family Common Names Example Species Example Photo Cordylidae: Spinytail lizards: Girdle-tailed lizard (Cordylus warreni) Gerrhosauridae: Plated lizards: Sudan Plated Lizard (Gerrhosaurus major) Gymnophthalmidae: Spectacled lizards-- Lacertidae Oppel, 1811: Wall or true lizards ...
Sudan plated lizard; From scientific name of a reptile: This is a redirect from a scientific name of a reptile (or group of reptiles) to a vernacular ("common") name.
The largest species in this family is the giant plated lizard (Matobosaurus validus), with a total length of up to 69 cm (27 in) [85] [86] or even 75 cm (29.5 in), [87] with a snout-vent length (SVL) of 28 cm (11 in). [85] Another large plated lizard is the Sudan plated lizard (Broadleysaurus major), with a length of about 51–60 cm (20–24 in).
The yellow-throated plated lizard or plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus flavigularis) is a species of lizard, which is about 45½ cm (18 inches) in total length (including tail) and lives in the grassland and scrub of Sudan, Ethiopia and along Eastern Africa down to South Africa. [2]
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)
Squamata is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles. With over 10,000 species, [15]
Agama (from Sranan Tongo meaning "lizard") is a genus of small-to-moderate-sized, long-tailed, insectivorous Old World lizards. The genus Agama includes at least 37 species in Africa , especially sub-Saharan Africa , where most regions are home to at least one species.