- Soutpansberg Flat Lizard
Taxobox
name = Soutpansberg Flat Lizard
status = LR/nt | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
familia =Cordylidae
genus = "Platysaurus "
species = "P. relictus"
binomial = "Platysaurus relictus"
binomial_authority = Broadley, 1976
synonyms = The Soutpansberg Flat Lizard ("Platysaurus relictus") is a species oflizard in theCordylidae 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 , includingWaterberg andSoutspansberg . Its habitat issavannah .Habits
This is a quick and alert lizard, living on
sandstone outcrops.Conservation
The Soutpansberg Flat Lizard is a near-threatened species.
ee also
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Platysaurus
*Cordylidae External links
* [http://www.tallbo.com/platysaurus/p_relictus.htm More Information]
* [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/17575/summ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species]
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