Platysaurus relictus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scincoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Subordo: Scincomorpha Superfamilia: Scincoidea

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

Name

• Platysaurus relictus Broadley, 1976: 1

Holotype: TM 39637.

Type locality: “Waterpoort, Soutpansberg District, northern Transvaal, South Africa”.

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. 1976. Two new forms of Platysaurus from the northern Transvaal (Sauria: Cordylidae). Arnoldia (Rhodesia) 8(8): 1–3. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Platysaurus relictus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Soutpansberg Flat Lizard