Large-scale grass lizard
The large-scale grass lizard (Chamaesaura macrolepis), also known as the large-scaled snake lizard, Zambian grass lizard, or Zambian snake lizard,[3] is a species of lizard in the genus Chamaesaura. It lives scattered across southern Africa with two subspecies.[2]
| Large-scale grass lizard | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Chamaesaura |
| Species: | C. macrolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaesaura macrolepis | |
Distributation
The large-scale grass lizard lives in grasslands in South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
Subspecies
The large-scale grass lizard has two subspecies.
- C. m. macrolepis - This subspecies was discovered by Cope in 1862.
- C. m. miopropus - In 1894, George Albert Boulenger discovered a second subspecies.
Footnotes
- Bates, M.F. & Tolley, K. 2018. Chamaesaura macrolepis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T110159014A115673966. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110159014A115673966.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
- "Chamaesaura macrolepis COPE, 1862". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- "Chamaesaura macrolepis". UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
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