Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Infraorder Scincomorpha Higher classification Platysaurus | |
Similar Waterberg flat lizard, Soutpansberg flat lizard, Sekukhune flat lizard, Ukinga girdled lizard, Transvaal grass lizard | ||
Mitchell's flat lizard (Platysaurus mitchelli ) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae.
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Etymology
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of naturalist Bernard Lindley Mitchell of the Department of Game, Fish, and Tsetse Control in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in the 1940s.
Geographic range
P. mitchelli is found in Malawi.
References
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