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Orange-throated flat lizard

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Orange-throated flat lizard
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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

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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

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Orange-throated flat lizards live in northern Transvaal[2] in South Africa. They live in mesic savannahs with sandstone outcrops.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Orange-throated Flat Lizard". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
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