Platysaurus pungweensis

Platysaurus pungweensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cordyliformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Cladus: 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Infraordo: Scincomorpha Cladus: Cordyliformes

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, elevated 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

• Tolley, K.A. & Alexander, G.J. 2021. IUCN: Platysaurus pungweensis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T177573A120633574. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T177573A120633574.en. Accessed on 01 July 2026.

Vernacular names

• English: Pungwe Flat Lizard