Platysaurus pungweensis

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 pungweensis
Subspecies (2): P. p. blakei – P. p. pungweensis

Name

• Platysaurus pungweensis Broadley, 1959: 314

Holotype: NMSR 1975.

Type locality: “Pungwe River, 730 m elevation, Rhodesia [=Zimbabwe]”.

Combinations

• Platysaurus guttatus pungweensis Broadley, 1959: 314 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Platysaurus pungweensis — Broadley, 1978 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1959. Sauria, Cordylidae: Platysaurus guttatus pungweensis n. subsp.. Occasional papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia. Natural sciences 3(23B): 314–315. Reference page. 
• 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 pungweensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 october 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Pungwe Flat Lizard