词条 | Platysaurus torquatus |
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| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Platysaurus | species = torquatus | authority = Peters, 1879[2] }}Platysaurus torquatus, the striped flat lizard or collared flat lizard, is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family found in southeast Africa.[1][2] DescriptionPlatysaurus torquatus is the only lizard in its genus which has adult males with white stripes on its back. Males, females, and juveniles all have black-brown backs with these thick white stripes. Females and juveniles have a blue tail, while adult males have an orange tail, as well as a collar.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} HabitsThe diet includes beetles, ants, and caterpillars. They lay two eggs in December.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} Habitat and distributionPlatysaurus torquatus live in savanna habitats of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi, often on flat outcrops near rivers.[1]See also
References1. ^1 2 {{Cite journal | author = Adolphs, K. | title = Platysaurus torquatus | journal = The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume = 2010 | page = e.T177482A7441295 | publisher = IUCN | date = 2010 | url = http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/177482/0 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177482A7441295.en | access-date = 6 January 2018}} 2. ^1 {{NRDB species|genus=Platysaurus|species=torquatus|accessdate=22 October 2014}} External links
6 : Platysaurus|Reptiles of Malawi|Reptiles of Mozambique|Reptiles of Zimbabwe|Reptiles described in 1879|Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters |
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