NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Desert Plated Lizard
Gerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
The desert plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus skoogi) is a reptile species endemic to the northern Namib Desert in Namibia and Angola. Also known as the sand plated lizard, It is diurnal.
Wikipedia contributors, Desert plated lizard; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:56:06.884737+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916
- Name authority
- Andersson, 1916
- Common name
- Desert 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderAutarchoglossa
- familyGerrhosauridae
- genusGerrhosaurus
- speciesGerrhosaurus skoogi Andersson, 1916
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gerrhosaurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Karoo Plated LizardGerrhosaurus typicus (Smith, 1837) | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laurent’s Plated LizardGerrhosaurus bulsi Laurent, 1954 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yellow-throated Plated LizardGerrhosaurus flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Keeled Plated LizardGerrhosaurus multilineatus Bocage, 1866 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Black-lined Plated LizardGerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Hallowell, 1857 | GerrhosauridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gerrhosaurus&species=skoogi 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:3FX89. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.