Soutpansberg flat lizard

Soutpansberg flat lizard
	In the Soutpansberg, Limpopo, South Africa
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Family:	Cordylidae
Genus:	Platysaurus
Species:	P. relictus
Binomial name
	Platysaurus relictus; Broadley, 1976

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

References

^ Alexander, G.J.; Conradie, W.; Pietersen, D.; Weeber, J.; Tolley, K.A.; Bates, M.F.; Whiting, M.J. (2022). "Platysaurus relictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T17575A197400466. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

External links

More Information

[iucn_status_15_November_2021-1] Alexander, G.J.; Conradie, W.; Pietersen, D.; Weeber, J.; Tolley, K.A.; Bates, M.F.; Whiting, M.J. (2022). "Platysaurus relictus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T17575A197400466. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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