Pungwe flat lizard

The Pungwe flat lizard (Platysaurus pungweensis) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.

Pungwe flat lizard
Individual at the Frankfurt Zoo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Cordylidae
Genus: Platysaurus
Species:
P. pungweensis
Binomial name
Platysaurus pungweensis
Broadley, 1959

Description

Females and juveniles of the Pungwe flat lizard are black and striped on their backs. Males vary by subspecies. The species resembles the common flat lizard, Platysaurus intermedius.

Geography

Pungwe flat lizards live in eastern Zimbabwe and adjacent Mozambique.[1] They live in a savannah habitat. The type was obtained at the Pungwe River at 730 m (2,400 ft) above sea level, near the eastern border of Rhodesia (current Zimbabwe).[2]

Habits

Pungwe flat lizards eat ants and beetles. They live on rock outcrops.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are accepted:

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See also

References
  1. "Platysaurus pungweenis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. Uetz, Peter. "Platysaurus pungweensis BROADLEY, 1959". reptile-database.reptarium.cz. The Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. Adolphs, Klaus (29 July 2015). "Platysaurus Smith, 1844". www.squamata.de. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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