Animal Genome Size Database:: Species Record

Detailed Record for Gerrhosaurus validus

Common Name: South African giant plated lizard

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Sauria / Family Cordylidae / Genus Gerrhosaurus

C-value (pg): 3.11

Chromosome Number (2n): 34

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1976). Genome size in some reptiles. Journal of Experimental Zoology 195: 305-310.