Platysaurus capensis

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 capensis

Name

• Platysaurus capensis Smith, 1844: unpaginated; plate XL

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.8.29.26 (formerly BMNH 65.5.4.110). [designated by Broadley (1978)]

Type locality: “Great Namaqualand”, retricted to “Kamiesberg region, Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province, South Africa” by Whiting, Branch, Pepper & Keogh (2015: 184).

Paralectotype: MHNP 2807.

References

Primary references

• Smith, A. 1838–1849. Illustrations of the Zoology of South Africa; Consisting Chiefly of Figures and Descriptions of the Objects of Natural History Collected During an Expedition Into the Interior of South Africa, in the Years 1834, 1835, and 1836; Fitted Out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa.” Published Under the Authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury. Reptilia. Vol. 2. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 
• Whiting, M.J., Branch, W.R., Pepper, M. & Keogh, J.S. 2015. A new species of spectacularly coloured flat lizard Platysaurus (Squamata: Cordylidae: Platysaurinae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 3986(2): 173–192. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3986.2.2. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platysaurus capensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.
• Whiting, M.J. 2017. IUCN: Platysaurus capensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110164281A110312439. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T110164281A110312439.en

Vernacular names

English: Namaqua Flat Lizard