Matobosaurus
| Matobosaurus | |
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| common giant plated lizard, Matobosaurus validus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Subfamily: | Gerrhosaurinae |
| Genus: | Matobosaurus Bates & Tolley, 2013 |
Matobosaurus is a small genus of lizards in the family Gerrhosauridae. The genus is found in southern Africa.[1]
Species
[edit]There are two species which are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Matobosaurus validus (Smith, 1849) – common giant plated lizard
- Matobosaurus maltzahni (De Grys, 1938) – western giant plated lizard
References
[edit]- ^ Matobosaurus . In: IUCN 2021. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021.3.
- ^ "Matobosaurus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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