Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger, 1887

Pietersen, Darren W., Pietersen, Errol W. & Conradie, Werner, 2017, Preliminary herpetological survey of Ngonye Falls and surrounding regions in south-western Zambia, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (e 148) 11 (1), pp. 24-43 : 32

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.13226803

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0389D162-7556-8B38-FF22-A4A6FD1EFCB8

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Felipe

scientific name

Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger, 1887
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Gerrhosaurus auritus Boettger, 1887 View in CoL

Kalahari Plated Lizard

Photograph: VMUS 158885

Individuals were photographed at Ngonye Falls visitor’s center and Park Headquarters. We refer our individuals from Ngonye Falls to G. auritus on the basis of non-mucronate dorsal scales, the proximal caudal scales lacking spines, the large tympanum covering a large portion of the ear opening, and coloration. The only previous Zambian specimens are from Lealui, 170 km NNW, although it is also recorded 130 km to the south in the Zambezi Region of Namibia ( Broadley 1971a).

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