Desert Plated Lizard
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| Angolosaurus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Family: | Gerrhosauridae |
| Genus: | Angolosaurus |
| Species: | A. skoogi |
| Binomial name | |
| Angolosaurus skoogi (Andersson, 1916) |
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The desert plated lizard (Angolosaurus skoogi) is a reptile species endemic to the northern Namib Desert in Angola. Also known as the sand plated lizard,[1] it is diurnal.[2] Recent studies [3] suggest that this monotypic genus is paraphyletic with Gerrhosaurus.
[edit] Classification
- Genus Angolosaurus
- desert plated lizard, (Angolosaurus skoogi)
[edit] References
- ^ Onlinelibrary.wiley.com
- ^ Andersson, K. A. Nagy, B. C. Clarke, M. K. Seely, D. Mitchell and J. R. B. LightonWater and Energy Balance in Namibian Desert Sand-Dune Lizards Angolosaurus skoogi. Functional Ecology. Vol. 5, No. 6 (1991), pp. 731-739.
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