Platysaurus broadleyi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Platysaurinae
Genus: Platysaurus
Species: Platysaurus broadleyi

Name

Platysaurus broadleyi Branch & Whiting, 1997: 126

Holotype: TM 79828, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Augrabies Falls National Park, Gordonia District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa (28º35'34"S, 20º20'13" E; 2829CB; aproxim. 559 m a.s.l.).”

References

Primary references

Branch, W. R. & Whiting, M. J. 1997. A new Platysaurus (Squamata: Cordylidae) from the Northern Cape Province, South Africa. African Journal of Herpetology 46(2): 124–136. DOI: 10.1080/21564574.1997.9649987 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platysaurus broadleyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.
Whiting, M.J. 2017. IUCN: Platysaurus broadleyi (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110163858A110321467. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T110163858A110321467.en

Vernacular names

English: Augrabies Flat Lizard