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FAMILY
Gerrhosauridae
(Plated Lizards) |
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Gerrhosaurus
flavigularis |
Yellow-Throated Plated Lizard |
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Gerrhosaurus major |
Great Plated
Lizard |
A large common lizard with an armour
plated appearance. Averaging a foot to 18inches in
length the Greater Plated Lizard is the largest lizard
in Watamu after the Monitor Lizards. These lizards live
in holes or rock piles and can become very tame indeed.
People in Watamu have managed to tame them to a stage
that they will readily take food offered from the hand.
They eat insects and other small invertebrates and will
eat fruit, flowers as well as small lizards and frogs.
We also have two other similar but smaller lizards in
this genus in the area. These are
The Yellow-throated
Plated Lizard.
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
and The Black-lined Plated Lizard.
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus. |
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Gerrhosaurus
nigrolineatus |
Black-Lined Plated Lizard |
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