Ocellated Flat Lizard
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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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- ^ Platysaurus ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Retrieved on 2007-08-26.
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