Platysaurus torquatus

Platysaurus torquatus, the striped flat lizard or collared flat lizard, is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family found in southeast Africa.[1][2]

Platysaurus torquatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Platysaurus
Species:
P. torquatus
Binomial name
Platysaurus torquatus
Peters, 1879[2]

Description

Platysaurus torquatus is the only lizard in its genus which has adult males with white stripes on its back. Males, females, and juveniles all have black-brown backs with these thick white stripes. Females and juveniles have a blue tail, while adult males have an orange tail, as well as a collar.

Habits

The diet includes beetles, ants, and caterpillars. They lay two eggs in December.

Habitat and distribution

Platysaurus torquatus live in savanna habitats of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi, often on flat outcrops near rivers.[1]

See also

References

  1. Adolphs, K. (2010). "Platysaurus torquatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T177482A7441295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177482A7441295.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  2. Platysaurus torquatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 October 2014.
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