Platysaurus
For the dinosaur genus, see Plateosaurus.
| Platysaurus | |
|---|---|
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| Platysaurus imperator | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Platysaurus A. Smith, 1844 |
Platysaurus is a genus of lizards in the Cordylidae family, known as flat lizards for their flat backs. All species live in isolated populations in southern Africa.
Description
Females and juveniles often have black or brown backs with white stripes, while males are much more colored. Males are somewhat larger than females.
Species
The described species are:[1]
- Platysaurus attenboroughi – Attenborough’s Flat Lizard (Whiting, Branch, Pepper & Keogh, 2015)
- Platysaurus broadleyi – Broadley's flat lizard or Augrabies flat lizard
- Platysaurus capensis – Cape flat lizard
- Platysaurus guttatus – dwarf flat lizard
- Platysaurus imperator – emperor flat lizard
- Platysaurus intermedius – common flat lizard
- Platysaurus lebomboensis – Lebombo flat lizard
- Platysaurus maculatus – spotted flat lizard
- Platysaurus minor – Waterberg Flat Lizard
- Platysaurus mitchelli – Mitchell's flat lizard
- Platysaurus monotropis – orange-throated flat lizard
- Platysaurus ocellatus – ocellated flat lizard
- Platysaurus orientalis – Sekukune flat lizard
- Platysaurus pungweensis – Pungwe flat lizard
- Platysaurus relictus – Soutpansberg flat lizard
- Platysaurus torquatus – striped flat lizard
See also
References
- ↑ Platysaurus, The Reptile Database
External links
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