Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Madagascar
 19
No. 2
South Africa
 12
No. 3
Angola
 8
No. 4
Namibia
 7
No. 5
Zambia
 7
No. 6
Eastern Cape [South Africa]
 6
No. 7
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
 6
No. 8
Western Cape [South Africa]
 6
No. 9
Limpopo [South Africa]
 5
No. 10
Mozambique
 5
No. 11
Mpumalanga [South Africa]
 5
No. 12
Tanzania
 5
No. 13
Zimbabwe
 5
No. 14
Botswana
 4
No. 15
Congo-Kinshasa
 4
No. 16
Eswatini
 4
No. 17
Free State [South Africa]
 4
No. 18
Malawi
 4
No. 19
Northern Cape [South Africa]
 4
No. 20
Nosy Be [Madagascar]
 4
No. 21
Kenya
 3
No. 22
Bazaruto Archipelago [Mozambique]
 2
No. 23
Ethiopia
 2
No. 24
North West Province [South Africa]
 2
No. 25
Somalia
 2
No. 26
Uganda
 2
No. 27
Bazaruto [Mozambique]
 1
No. 28
Benin
 1
No. 29
Cabinda [Angola]
 1
No. 30
Cameroon
 1
No. 31
Central African Republic
 1
No. 32
Congo-Brazzaville
 1
No. 33
Djibouti
 1
No. 34
Eritrea
 1
No. 35
Gabon
 1
No. 36
Gauteng [South Africa]
 1
No. 37
Ghana
 1
No. 38
Nigeria
 1
No. 39
Rwanda
 1
No. 40
Seychelles
 1
No. 41
South Sudan
 1
No. 42
Sudan
 1
No. 43
Togo
 1
No. 44
Zanzibar [Tanzania]
 1