Species

Platysaurus pungweensis

Platysaurus pungweensis · described by BROADLEY 1959

Platysaurus attenboroughi, a close relative of Platysaurus pungweensis

Pictured: Platysaurus attenboroughi, a close relative from the same genus. This species is still waiting for its first free photo.

Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The facts

Scientific name
Platysaurus pungweensis
First described
BROADLEY 1959
Class
Reptiles (Reptilia)
Order
Scaled Reptiles (Squamata)
Group
Lizards (Sauria)
Family
Cordylidae
Genus
Platysaurus
Subspecies
  • Platysaurus pungweensis pungweensis BROADLEY 1959
  • Platysaurus pungweensis blakei BROADLEY 1964

Taxonomic data: Uetz, P. et al. (eds.), The Reptile Database, under CC-BY 4.0.

Where it sits on the tree