Orange-throated flat lizard
Orange-throated flat lizard | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Platysaurus |
Species: | P. monotropis |
Binomial name | |
Platysaurus monotropis Jacobsen, 1994 |
The orange-throated flat lizard (Platysaurus monotropis) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
Description
[edit]Orange-throated flat lizard females and juveniles are black-brown with white stripes. Males have orange heads, green-blue bodies, and a red tail. A black collar is present on the throat.
Geography
[edit]Orange-throated flat lizards live in northern Transvaal[2] in South Africa. They live in mesic savannahs with sandstone outcrops.
References
[edit]- ^ Bates, M.F.; Whiting, M.J. (2018). "Platysaurus monotropis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110164784A115677751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110164784A115677751.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Orange-throated Flat Lizard". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-08-25.