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Platysaurus capensis Smith, 1844

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Smith, A. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa, Reptilia.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Squamata
family
Cordylidae
genus
Platysaurus
species
Platysaurus capensis

Name

Homonyms
Platysaurus capensis Smith, 1844
Common names
Cape Flat Lizard in English
Cape Flat Lizard in English
Cape Flat Lizard in English
Kap-Plattgürtelechse in German
Namaqua Flat Lizard in English
Namaqua Flat Lizard in English
Namaqua Flat Lizard in English
płaskowiec przylądkowy in Polish
Капский платизавр in Russian
Namaqua Flat Lizard in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Stanley, Edward L., Aaron M. Bauer, Todd R. Jackman, William R. Branch, and P. Le Fras N. Mouton, 2011: Between a rock and a hard polytomy: Rapid radiation in the rupicolous girdled lizards (Squamata: Cordylidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, vol. 58, no. 1. 53-70.
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