Pungwe flat lizard
Pungwe Flat Lizard | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Family: | Cordylidae |
Genus: | Platysaurus |
Species: | P. pungweensis |
Binomial name | |
Platysaurus pungweensis Broadley 1959 | |
The Pungwe Flat Lizard is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
Description
Pungwe Flat Lizards females and juveniles are black with stripes on their back. Males vary by subspecies.
Pungwe Flat Lizards resemble the Common Flat Lizard, Platysaurus intermedius.
Geography
Pungwe Flat lizards live in eastern Zimbabwe and Mozambique.[1] They live in a savannah habitat.
Habits
Pungwe Flat Lizards eat ants and beetles. They live on rock outcrops.
Subspecies
Two subspecies of the Pungwe Flat Lizard exist, P. p. pungweensis and P. p. blakei.
- P. p. pungweensis - Lives in the highlands of Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
- P. p. blakei - Lives on the Manica Platform
See also
References
- ↑ "Platysaurus pungweenis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
External links
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