Platysaurus

Taxobox
name = "Platysaurus"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
familia = Cordylidae
genus = "Platysaurus"
genus_authority = A. Smith, 1844

"Platysaurus" is a genus of lizards in the Cordylidae family, known as flat lizards for their flat backs. All species live in isolated populations in southern Africa.

Description

Females and juveniles often have black or brown backs with white stripes, while males are much more colored. Males are somewhat larger than females.

Habits

Platysaurus, unlike other types of Cordylidae, lay eggs. These eggs are laid between November and December. Courtship involves males displaying their chest and throat to females. Platysaurus eat invertebrates and plants. They can live up fourteen years in captivity.

Classification of Platysaurus

Genus Platysaurus
*"Platysaurus broadleyi" Broadley's Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus capensis" Cape Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus guttatus" Dwarf Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus imperator" Emperor Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus intermedius" Common Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus lebomboensis" Lebombo Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus maculatus" Spotted Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus minor" Waterberg Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus mitchelli" Mitchell's Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus monotropis" Orange-throated Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus ocellatus" Ocellated Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus orientalis" Sekukune Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus pungweensis" Pungewe Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus relictus" Soutpansberg Flat Lizard
*"Platysaurus torquatus" Striped Flat Lizard

ee also

*Cordylidae
*Pseudocordylus
*Cordylus

External links

* [http://www.tallbo.com/platysaurus/p_besk.htm More Information]