Gerrhosaurus validus (Giant plated lizard)
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Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Gerrhosauridae
> Genus: Gerrhosaurus
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Gerrhosaurus validus,
Mpumalanga. [photo Sharp I.C. & Sharp A. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
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Gerrhosaurus validus,
Limpopo. [photo Abram K. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
Gerrhosaurus validus, Limpopo.
[photo Coetzer A. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
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Gerrhosaurus validus,
Mpumalanga. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
Gerrhosaurus validus,
Limpopo. [photo Saunt R.V. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
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Gerrhosaurus validus,
Mpumalanga. [photo Douglas M. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
Gerrhosaurus validus,
Limpopo. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from
SARCA
Virtual Museum] |
Predators and parasites
Recorded as prey of
Buteo augur (Augur buzzard).
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