Dwarf Flat Lizard
Platysaurus guttatus
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Cordylidae
The dwarf flat lizard or lesser flat lizard (Platysaurus guttatus) is a lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is found in Southern Africa. Description Females and juveniles have a dark brown back with three thin, broken-up pale stripes and several pale spots between these stripes.
Platysaurus guttatus est une espèce de sauriens de la famille des Cordylidae. Répartition Cette espèce se rencontre en Afrique du Sud, au Botswana, au Zimbabwe, au Mozambique et au Malawi. Publication originale Smith, 1849 : Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected during an Expedition into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836.
La lagartija plana enana o lagartija plana menor (Platysaurus guttatus) es una pequeña especie de reptil de la familia Cordylidae. Es endémico del sur de África. Descripción Las hembras y juveniles tienen un lomo marrón oscuro con tres finas y quebradas rayas pálidas y varias manchas igualmente pálidas entre estas.
Distribution
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