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Mitchell's Flat Lizard
Platysaurus mitchelli
Mitchell's flat lizard (Platysaurus mitchelli) is a species of lizard in the family Cordylidae. The species is native to Southeast Africa.
From the article Mitchell's flat lizard on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Platysaurus mitchelli is rocky areas, in both forest and grassland, at elevations of 700–2,800 m (2,300–9,200 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Platysaurus mitchelli shelters in cracks and crevices of rocks, emerging to forage.
Wikipedia: “Behavior”
In human culture
The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of naturalist Bernard Lindley Mitchell of the Department of Game, Fish, and Tsetse Control in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in the 1940s.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Platysaurus mitchelli in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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 33092.