Soutpansberg flat lizard | |
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In the Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Platysaurus |
Species: | P. relictus |
Binomial name | |
Platysaurus relictus Broadley, 1976 | |
The Soutpansberg flat lizard (Platysaurus relictus) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
Description
The females and juveniles of this Platysaurus are brown on their backs and yellow on their tails. Adult males, however, are green-yellow on their bodies and blue on their neck and belly. There is a collar.
Geography
This lizard is endemic to South Africa, including Waterberg and Soutpansberg. Its habitat is savannah.
Habits
This is a quick and alert lizard, living on sandstone outcrops.
Conservation
The Soutpansberg flat lizard is a near-threatened species.
See also
References
- ↑ Alexander, G.J.; Conradie, W.; Pietersen, D.; Weeber, J.; Tolley, K.A.; Bates, M.F.; Whiting, M.J. (2022). "Platysaurus relictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T17575A197400466. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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