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Flat Lizards
Platysaurus
Platysaurus is a genus of lizards, commonly known as flat lizards for their flat backs, in the family Cordylidae.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Common Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus intermedius
Sekukhune flat lizard
speciesPlatysaurus orientalis
Augrabies flat lizard
speciesPlatysaurus broadleyi
Soutpansberg Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus relictus
Waterberg flat lizard
speciesPlatysaurus minor
Lebombo Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus lebomboensis
Orange-throated Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus monotropis
Karasburg Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus attenboroughi
Mitchell's Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus mitchelli
Cape Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus capensis
Chimanimani Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus ocellatus
Spotted Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus maculatus
Pungwe Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus pungweensis
Imperial flat lizard
speciesPlatysaurus imperator
Lesser Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus guttatus
Striped Flat Lizard
speciesPlatysaurus torquatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 33082.