Large-scale Grass Lizard

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Chamaesaura
Species:	C. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by Cordylidae is a family of mid-sized lizards that inhabit arid and semi-arid regions in Madagascar and eastern Africa. The Chamaesaura, also known as Grass Lizards, are a Genus of legless Lizards from southern and eastern Africa. macrolepis

Binomial name

Chamaesaura macrolepis
[[Cope {surname)|Cope]], 1862^[1]

The Large-scale Grass Lizard, also known as the Large-scaled Snake Lizard or the Zambian Grass Lizard or the Zambian Snake Lizard,^[2] is a species of lizard in the genus Chamaesaura. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic The Chamaesaura, also known as Grass Lizards, are a Genus of legless Lizards from southern and eastern Africa. It lives scattered across southern Africa. ^[1] It has two subspecies. ^[1]

Distributation

The Large-scale Grass Lizard lives in grasslands in South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Grasslands (also called greenswards) are areas where the Vegetation is dominated by Grasses ( Poaceae) and other Herbaceous (non-woody The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Kingdom of Swaziland is a country located in Southern Africa centred at approximately 26o49'S 31o38'E Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to ^[1]

Subspecies

The Large-scale Grass Lizard has two subspecies. In Zoology, as in other branches of Biology, subspecies is the Taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a Species.

C. m. macrolepis - This subspecies was discovered by Cope in 1862. Cope is a Surname, and may refer to Arthur C Cope, American chemist Charles West Cope, English artist Daniel

C. m. miopropus - In 1894, George Albert Boulenger discovered a second subspecies. George Albert Boulenger (born Brussels, Belgium, October 19, 1858; died Saint Malo, France, November 23

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chamaesaura macrolepis COPE, 1862. The Reptile Database. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King
^ Chamaesaura macrolepis. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved on 2008-01-06. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King

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