Stats

Lifespan

10-15 yrs

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Colony

Biome

Rocky savanna

Range

Southern Africa

Movement

Climbing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Rare

About

This lizard has an amazingly flat body that allows it to squeeze into the narrowest rock crevices to hide from danger. While the females blend in with the stones, the males show off brilliant rainbow colors as they bask in the warm African sun.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature reptile emerges from its egg already independent.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds and grows, often duller-colored than adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Cordylidae

Genus

Platysaurus

Species

Platysaurus intermedius