Matobosaurus maltzahni

The western giant plated lizard (Matobosaurus maltzahni) is a species of lizard in the Gerrhosauridae family. It is found in Angola and Namibia.^[2]

Matobosaurus maltzahni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
Family:	Gerrhosauridae
Genus:	Matobosaurus
Species:	M. maltzahni
Binomial name
Matobosaurus maltzahni (De Grys, 1938)

Giant lizard, Matobosaurus maltzahni, photographed at Spitzkoppe, Namibia, March 2023