Ocellated Flat Lizard

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Ocellated Flat Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Platysaurus
Species: P. ocellatus
Binomial name
Platysaurus ocellatus
Broadley 1962[1]

The Ocellated Flat Lizard is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.

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[edit] Description

Ocellated Flat Lizards are similar to the Cape Flat Lizard. Females and juveniles are brown with white spots. Males are also brown, with a black head. The tail is orange-yellow underneath.

[edit] Geography

An Ocellated Flat Lizard lives in woodlands with quartzite rocks. The geographical area it lives in includes the Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe, as well as Mozambique.

[edit] Habits

Ocellated Flat Lizards eat beetles, flowers, leaves, and seeds. They lay two eggs in October or November.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Platysaurus ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.

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