Waterberg flat lizard
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| Male Waterberg flat lizard, Masebe, South Africa | |
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P. minor
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| Platysaurus minor FitzSimons 1930[1]
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The Waterberg flat lizard (Platysaurus minor) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.
Geography
The Waterberg flat lizard ranges from Waterberg, South Africa, to the foothills of the Blouberg. The Waterberg flat lizard lives in rocky sandstone outcrops in a savannah habitat.
Habits
The Waterberg flat lizard eats mainly insects, but will sometimes eat plants. It lives in small family groups and breeds in summer, when two eggs are produced.
Description
The Waterberg flat lizard is 60–70 mm long. The scales on the sides of its body are rounded, raised and larger than those on its back. Three longitudinal stripes are always entire on females, but sometimes divided in males.
References
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