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Black-lined Plated Lizard

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Figure 6; Reptile species recorded within the SPFE a. Hemidactylus paivae (“cave-morph”) from calcerous inselberg cave systems of SV b. Hemidactylus paivae (“forest-morph”) from forest patch in the same locality in the SV c. Juvenile Gerrhosaurus cf. nigrolineatus from SU. d. Trachylepis maculilabris from UP e. Bitis gabonica from SP f. Grayia ornata from SP.

Figure 6; Reptile species recorded within the SPFE a. Hemidactylus paivae (“cave-morph”) from calcerous inselberg cave systems of SV b. Hemidactylus paivae (“forest-morph”) from forest patch in the same locality in the SV c. Juvenile Gerrhosaurus cf. nigrolineatus from SU. d. Trachylepis maculilabris from UP e. Bitis gabonica from SP f. Grayia ornata from SP.

Ernst R, Lautenschläger T, Branquima MF, Hölting M (2020) At the edge of extinction: a first herpetological assessment of the proposed Serra do Pingano Rainforest National Park in Uíge Province, northern Angola. Zoosystematics and Evolution 96(1): 237-262. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.96.51997 · CC BY 4.0 · Image source

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Open encyclopedia reference

The black-lined plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus) is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family.

It is found in Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola, Namibia, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa,

Zimbabwe, Kenya, and Zambia.

Wikipedia contributors, Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:18:59.666387+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857
Name authority
Hallowell, 1857
Common name
Black-lined Plated Lizard
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Gerrhosauridae
Genus
Gerrhosaurus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderAutarchoglossa
  11. familyGerrhosauridae
  12. genusGerrhosaurus
  13. speciesGerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Gerrhosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Karoo Plated LizardGerrhosaurus typicus (Smith, 1837)GerrhosauridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Laurent’s Plated LizardGerrhosaurus bulsi Laurent, 1954GerrhosauridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Yellow-throated Plated LizardGerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828GerrhosauridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Keeled Plated LizardGerrhosaurus multilineatus Bocage, 1866GerrhosauridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Desert Plated LizardGerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916GerrhosauridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 34 records assigned to Gerrhosauridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus ahlefeldti Hellmich & Schmelcher, 1956 Hellmich & Schmelcher, 1956synonym
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus australis Fitzsimons, 1939 Fitzsimons, 1939synonym

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Gabon, W/S Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), N Angola, Malawi

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gerrhosaurus&species=nigrolineatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3FX84. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.