Platysaurus attenboroughi (also known as Attenborough's flat lizard) is a species of lizard in the family
Cordylidae
Cordylidae is a family of small- to medium-sized lizards that occur in southern and eastern Africa. They are commonly known as girdled lizards, spinytail lizards, or girdle-tail lizards.
Cordylidae is closely related to the family Gerrhosauridae ...
. It is a small, spiny lizard found in
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and ea ...
.
See also
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List of things named after David Attenborough and his works
This is a list of things named after English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author Sir David Attenborough, and his audiovisual works.
Buildings
* David Attenborough Building in Cambridge, which houses the Cambridge University M ...
References
Platysaurus
Reptiles of Namibia
Reptiles described in 2015
Taxa named by William Roy Branch
Taxa named by Mitzy Pepper
Taxa named by J. Scott Keogh
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