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Family Gerrhosauridae Boulenger 1885 (plated lizard)

Reptilia - Squamata - Gerrhosauridae

Parent taxon: Scincoidea according to R. A. Pyron et al. 2013

See also Burney et al. 2008, Gadow 1898, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966 and Perrier 1928

Sister taxa: Carusia, Cordylidae, Cordyliformes, Dakotaseps, Dimekodontosaurus, Eoxanta, Estescincosaurus, Feyliniidae, Foliesaurus, Globaura, Hymenosaurus, Myrmecodaptria, Ornatocephalus, Paramacellodidae, Parmeosaurus, Pyrenasaurus, Scincidae, Scincoideus, Tepexisaurus, Webbsaurus, Xantusiidae

Subtaxa: Gerrhosaurus Zonosaurus

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Type: Gerrhosaurus

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Andrahomana Cave (2002-2003 collections) (Quaternary of Madagascar)

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