Platysaurus minor

Platysaurus minor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cordyliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha Cladus: Cordyliformes

Familia: Cordylidae
Subfamilia: Platysaurinae
Genus: Platysaurus
Species: Platysaurus minor

Name

Platysaurus minor FitzSimons, 1930

• Syntypes (n=2): TM 2109, ♂, and TM 2367, ♀, collected by G.P.F. van Dam.
• Type locality: “Vygeboompoort, Waterberg District”, South Africa.

Combinations

• Platysaurus guttatus minor FitzSimons, 1930: 30 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Platysaurus minor — Jacobsen & Newbery, 1989 [subsequent combination, elevated to species]

References

Primary references

• FitzSimons, V. 1930. Descriptions of new South African Reptilia and Batrachia, with distribution records of allied species in the Transvaal Museum Collection. Annals of the Transvaal Museum 14(1): 20–48. hdl: 10520/AJA00411752_640 Reference page. 

Links

• Bates, M.F. & Whiting, M.J. 2022. IUCN: Platysaurus minor  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T110164730A197424800. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T110164730A197424800.en. Accessed on 29 October 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Waterberg Flat Lizard