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Platysaurus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Platysaurus

Higher classification
  
Cordylidae

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Family
  
Cordylidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

Platysaurus CalPhotos Platysaurus intermedius Common Flat Lizard

Lower classifications
  
Broadley's flat lizard, Common flat lizard, Emperor flat lizard, Cape flat lizard, Sekukhune flat lizard

Platysaurus attenboroughi spectacularly coloured lizard named after sir david attenborough


Platysaurus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as flat lizards for their flat backs, in the family Cordylidae.

Contents

Platysaurus broadleyi Broadley39s flat lizard

Platysaurus ssp


Geographic range

All species in the genus Platysaurus live in isolated populations in southern Africa.

Description

Platysaurus CalPhotos Platysaurus intermedius Common Flat Lizard

The species of Platysaurus exhibit sexual dimorphism. Females and juveniles often have black or brown backs with white stripes, while males are much more colored. Also, males are somewhat larger than females.

Species

The described species are:

Platysaurus Broadley39s Flat Lizard Platysaurus broadleyi male Flickr

  • Platysaurus attenboroughi Whiting, Branch, Pepper & Keogh, 2015 – Attenborough's flat lizard
  • Platysaurus broadleyi Branch & Whiting, 1997 – Broadley's flat lizard or Augrabies flat lizard
  • Platysaurus capensis A. Smith, 1844 – Cape flat lizard
  • Platysaurus guttatus A. Smith, 1849 – dwarf flat lizard
  • Platysaurus imperator Broadley, 1962 – emperor flat lizard
  • Platysaurus intermedius Matschie, 1891 – common flat lizard
  • Platysaurus lebomboensis Jacobsen, 1994 – Lebombo flat lizard
  • Platysaurus maculatus Broadley, 1965 – spotted flat lizard
  • Platysaurus minor V. FitzSimons, 1930 – Waterberg flat lizard
  • Platysaurus mitchelli Loveridge, 1953 – Mitchell's flat lizard
  • Platysaurus monotropis Jacobsen, 1994 – orange-throated flat lizard
  • Platysaurus ocellatus Broadley, 1962 – ocellated flat lizard
  • Platysaurus orientalis V. FitzSimons, 1941 – Sekukune flat lizard
  • Platysaurus pungweensis Broadley, 1959 – Pungwe flat lizard
  • Platysaurus relictus Broadley, 1976 – Soutpansberg flat lizard
  • Platysaurus torquatus W. Peters, 1879 – striped flat lizard

    • Platysaurus httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsaa

    Platysaurus Platysaurus attenboroughi African Lizard Named after Sir David

    Platysaurus orientalis Sekukhune flat lizard

    References

    Platysaurus Wikipedia
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