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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Cordylidae |
| Genus: | Platysaurus |
| Species: | P. torquatus
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Description
editPlatysaurus 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]
Habits
editThe diet includes beetles, ants, and caterpillars. They lay two eggs in December.[citation needed]
Habitat and distribution
editPlatysaurus torquatus live in savanna habitats of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi, often on flat outcrops near rivers.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Adolphs, K. (2010). "Platysaurus torquatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. IUCN: e.T177482A7441295. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T177482A7441295.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ a b Platysaurus torquatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 22 October 2014.