Platysaurus
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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.[1]
Description
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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:[2]
- Platysaurus attenboroughi Whiting, Branch, Pepper & Keogh, 2015Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Attenborough's flat lizard
- Platysaurus broadleyi Branch & Whiting, 1997Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Broadley's flat lizard or Augrabies flat lizard
- Platysaurus capensis A. Smith, 1844Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Cape flat lizard
- Platysaurus guttatus A. Smith, 1849Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – dwarf flat lizard
- Platysaurus imperator Broadley, 1962Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – emperor flat lizard
- Platysaurus intermedius Matschie, 1891Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – common flat lizard
- Platysaurus lebomboensis Jacobsen, 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Lebombo flat lizard
- Platysaurus maculatus Broadley, 1965Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – spotted flat lizard
- Platysaurus minor V. FitzSimons, 1930Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Waterberg flat lizard
- Platysaurus mitchelli Loveridge, 1953Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Mitchell's flat lizard
- Platysaurus monotropis Jacobsen, 1994Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – orange-throated flat lizard
- Platysaurus ocellatus Broadley, 1962Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – ocellated flat lizard
- Platysaurus orientalis V. FitzSimons, 1941Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Sekukune flat lizard
- Platysaurus pungweensis Broadley, 1959Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Pungwe flat lizard
- Platysaurus relictus Broadley, 1976Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – Soutpansberg flat lizard
- Platysaurus torquatus W. Peters, 1879Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". – striped flat lizard
See also
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. Template:ISBN. (Genus Platysaurus, p. 198).
External links
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