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Platysaurus capensis (Cape flat lizard)

Life > Eukaryotes > Opisthokonta > Metazoa (animals) > Bilateria > Deuterostomia > Chordata > Craniata > Vertebrata (vertebrates)  > Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates) > Teleostomi (teleost fish) > Osteichthyes (bony fish) > Class: Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish) > Stegocephalia (terrestrial vertebrates) > Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates) > Reptiliomorpha > Amniota > Reptilia (reptiles) > Romeriida > Diapsida > Lepidosauromorpha > Lepidosauria > Squamata (lizards and snakes) > Family: Cordylidae (girdled lizards and relatives) > Genus: Platysaurus

Platysaurus capensis (Cape flat lizard) Platysaurus capensis (Cape flat lizard)
Platysaurus broadleyi male, Namibia. [photo Diedericks G. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Platysaurus broadleyi female, Northern Cape. [photo Helme N. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Platysaurus capensis (Cape flat lizard) Platysaurus capensis (Cape flat lizard)
Platysaurus broadleyi male, Northern Cape. [photo Nixon A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Platysaurus broadleyi male, Northern Cape. [photo Nixon A. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]