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5- The Soutpansberg flat lizard (Platysaurus relictus) 

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The Soutpansberg flat lizard (Platysaurus relictus) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.

Soutpansberg flat lizard

In the Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa

Conservation status :

 

 

 


Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Family:Cordylidae

Genus:Platysaurus

Species:P. relictus

Binomial name :

Platysaurus relictus
Broadley, 1976

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.

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        FAMILY CORDYLIDAE

 

             1- Genus Cordylus  - girdled or Armadillo lizard

             2- Genus Chamaesaura - Grass lizards

             3- Genus Platysaurus - Flat lizards

             4- Genus Pseudocordylus   

 

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