Spotted flat lizard
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Platysaurus maculatus

The spotted flat lizard (Platysaurus maculatus ) is a lizard in the Cordylidae family, which is native to Mozambique.

The spotted flat lizard has two subspecies, P. m. maculatus and P. m. linecauda. Both were described in 1965.

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The species is known as the spotted flat lizard because they use narrow cracks in flat rocks to hide and retreat from predators.

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References

1. Spotted flat lizard Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_flat_lizard
2. Spotted flat lizard on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/44648006/44942476

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