Platysaurus guttatus

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

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

Name

• Platysaurus guttatus Smith, 1844: App. p. 8

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.10.33.

Type locality: “neighbourhood of the Limpopo River near the Tropic of Capricorn”.

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. 3. Smith, Elder and Co.: London. [100] + 28 pp., pls. 1–78. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Platysaurus guttatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.
• Whiting, M.J. 2017. IUCN: Platysaurus guttatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T110164296A110320195. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-1.RLTS.T110164296A110320195.en

Vernacular names

English: Dwarf Flat Lizard