Platysaurus minor

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Scincomorpha
Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Platysaurinae
Genus: Platysaurus
Species: Platysaurus minor
Name

Platysaurus minor FitzSimons, 1930

References
Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Platysaurus minor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 october 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Waterberg Flat Lizard

The Waterberg flat lizard (Platysaurus minor) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. It is endemic to South Africa.[2]

Geography

The Waterberg flat lizard ranges from Waterberg, South Africa, to the foothills of the Blouberg. The Waterberg flat lizard lives in rocky sandstone outcrops in a savannah habitat.
Habits

The Waterberg flat lizard eats mainly insects, but will sometimes eat plants. It lives in small family groups and breeds in summer, when two eggs are produced.
Description

The Waterberg flat lizard is 60–70 mm long. The scales on the sides of its body are rounded, raised and larger than those on its back. Three longitudinal stripes are always entire on females, but sometimes divided in males.
References

Bates, M.F.; Whiting, M.J. (2018). "Platysaurus minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T110164730A115677662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T110164730A115677662.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
Platysaurus minor at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 January 2019.