• Source: Platysaurus

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




Geographic range


All species in the genus Platysaurus live in isolated populations in southern Africa. They are found in Mozambique, Zimbabwe, eastern Botswana, southern Namibia and northern and western South Africa.




Description



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 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




See also


Cordylidae
Pseudocordylus
Cordylus




References






Further reading


Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Zonuridæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Platysaurus, p. 261).
Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Genus Platysaurus, p. 198).




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More Information

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Platysaurus
• Common flat lizard
• Broadley's flat lizard
• Sekukhune flat lizard
• Platysaurus attenboroughi
• Platysaurus torquatus
• Pungwe flat lizard
• Emperor flat lizard
• Lebombo flat lizard
• Soutpansberg flat lizard