| Orange-throated flat lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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.
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.
Orange-throated flat lizards live in northern Transvaal [2] in South Africa. They live in mesic savannahs with sandstone outcrops.
Platysaurus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as flat lizards for their flat backs, in the family Cordylidae.
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The Hispaniolan lizard cuckoo is a species of bird in the tribe Phaenicophaeini, subfamily Cuculinae of the cuckoo family Cuculidae. It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola that is shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
The Soutpansberg flat lizard is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
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