Orange-throated flat lizard
Orange-throated flat lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Platysaurus |
Species: | P. monotropis |
Binomial name | |
Platysaurus monotropis Jacobsen 1994 | |
The orange-throated flat lizard (Platysaurus monotropis) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
Description
Orange-throated flat lizard females and juveniles are black-brown with white stripes. Males have orange heads, green-blue bodies, and a red tail. A black collar is present on the throat.
Geography
Orange-throated flat lizards live in northern Transvaal[1] in South Africa. They live in mesic savannahs with sandstone outcrops.
References
- ↑ "Orange-throated Flat Lizard". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
External links
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