Platysaurus ocellatus

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 ocellatus

Name

• Platysaurus ocellatus Broadley, 1962: 810

Holotype: NMZB (formerly UM) 1199.

Type locality: “western slopes of the Chimanimani Mts. Above Dead Cow Camp, 8 miles east of Melsetter, Southern Rhodesia [=Zimbabwe].”

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1962. On some reptile collections from the north-western and north-eastern districts of Southern Rhodesia, 1958-61, with descriptions of four new lizards. Occasional papers. Natural sciences 3(26B): 787–843. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Broadley, D.G. 1978. A revision of the genus Platysaurus A. Smith. Occasional papers of the National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia. Series B, Natural sciences 6(4): 129–185. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Platysaurus ocellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Chimanimani Flat Lizard