Orange-throated flat lizard

Orange-throated flat lizard
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Scinciformata
Infraorder:	Scincomorpha
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". 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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