Reptile Atlas of Africa

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ReptileMAP:   284
Province:   Northern Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   2917CC
Observer:   Van Wyk A.J.
Date of record:   2005-03-22
Number of photos:   1
Notes:  
Last updated:   2023-09-27 17:37:27
Sp. code:   3540
Species name:   Gerrhosaurus typicus
Common name:   Karoo Plated Lizard
Family:   Gerrhosauridae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:  
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=ReptileMAP-284
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 284 - photo: 1

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Mike Bates
Comment:   Namaqua Plated Lizard - listed as Rare in the S.A. Red Data Book. Shelters in small burrows that it digs at the base of bushes.
Date:   2005-09-23 09:58:11
Species name:   Gerrhosaurus typicus -- Karoo Plated Lizard
Species code:   3540
Comment number:   2
By:   Marius Burger
Comment:  
Date:   2005-09-24 13:40:02
Species name:   Gerrhosaurus typicus -- Karoo Plated Lizard
Species code:   3540

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