Southpansberg flat lizard
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(Endemic) SVL 58-65 mm; max SVL 73 mm
This small platy has opaque lower eyelids, each divided with a series of vertical septa. The supranasals are fused with the nasals. The middle row of gulars is not very enlarged. The scales on the sides of the neck are flattened and enlarged, and those on the flanks are no larger than those on the back. The ventrals are in 18-20 longitudinal rows. There are 18-20 femoral pores in males. Females and juvenils have a dark brown back, with three cream stripes and few spots between the stripes. The tail is straw- coloured. Adult males have a dark green back and limbs, with pale yellow-green marks on the head, a faint yellow-green stripe along the backbone and numerous yellow-green spots. The tail is bright orange. The throat is blue-white, with black collar. The chest and belly are dark blue. Biology :A quick and alert platy that lives on sandstone outcrops (SA RDB Restricted)Habitat : Arid savannah. Range : Waterberg and northern side of Soutpansberg in N.Province.