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Platysaurus orientalis (Sekukhune 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 orientalis (Sekukhune flat lizard) Platysaurus orientalis (Sekukhune flat lizard)
Platysaurus orientalis orientalis male, Mpumalanga. [photo Geyser R.F. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Platysaurus orientalis orientalis female, Mpumalanga. [photo McCleland W. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]
Platysaurus orientalis (Sekukhune flat lizard) Platysaurus orientalis (Sekukhune flat lizard)
Platysaurus orientalis orientalis male, Mpumalanga. [photo Theron J. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum] Platysaurus orientalis fitzsimonsi female, Mpumalanga. [photo Deacon A.R. ©, from SARCA Virtual Museum]