- Orange throated Flat Lizard
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Orange-throated Flat Lizard Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Cordylidae Genus: Platysaurus Species: P. monotropis Binomial name Platysaurus monotropis
Jacobsen 1994The Orange-throated Flat Lizard (Platysaurus monotropis) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
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Description
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
Orange-throated Flat Lizards live in northern Transvaal[1] in South Africa. They live in mesic savannahs with sandstone outcrops.
References
- ^ "Orange-throated Flat Lizard". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Platysaurus&species=monotropis. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
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Extant Cordylidae species Chamaesaura Cordylus PlatysaurusBroadley's Flat Lizard (P. broadleyi) · Cape Flat Lizard (P. capensis) · Common Flat Lizard (P. intermedius) · Dwarf Flat Lizard (P. guttatus) · Emperor Flat Lizard (P. imperator) · Lebombo Flat Lizard (P. lebomboensis) · Mitchell's Flat Lizard (P. mitchchelli) · Ocellated Flat Lizard (P. ocellatus) · Orange throated Flat Lizard (P. monotropis) · Pungwe Flat Lizard (P. pungweensis) · Sekukhune Flat Lizard (P. orientalis) · Soutpansberg Flat Lizard (P. relictus) · Spotted Flat Lizard (P. maculatus) · Striped Flat Lizard (P. torquatus) · Waterberg Flat Lizard (P. minor)Pseudocordylus This lizard article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
