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Orange-throated flat lizard

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Orange-throated flat lizard
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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[2] in South Africa. They live in mesic savannahs with sandstone outcrops.

References

  1. ^ Bates, M.F. & Whiting, M.J. 2018. Platysaurus monotropis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T110164784A115677751. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110164784A115677751.en. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Orange-throated Flat Lizard". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-08-25.


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