- Source: Platysaurus torquatus
Platysaurus torquatus, the striped flat lizard or collared flat lizard, is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family found in southeast Africa.
Description
Platysaurus torquatus is the only lizard in its genus which has adult males with white stripes on its back. Males, females, and juveniles all have black-brown backs with these thick white stripes. Females and juveniles have a blue tail, while adult males have an orange tail, as well as a collar.
Habits
The diet includes beetles, ants, and caterpillars. They lay two eggs in December.
Habitat and distribution
Platysaurus torquatus live in savanna habitats of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi, often on flat outcrops near rivers.
See also
Platysaurus
Cordylidae
References
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More Information
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Platysaurus torquatus
- Platysaurus
- List of least concern reptiles
- Smaug (lizard)
- Pungwe flat lizard
- Waterberg flat lizard
- Ocellated flat lizard
- Karusasaurus jordani
- Dwarf flat lizard
- Pseudocordylus subviridis
