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title: "Common flat lizard"
description: "Platysaurus intermedius — Reptielen. The common flat lizard (Platysaurus intermedius) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/common-flat-lizard
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Common flat lizard

> Platysaurus intermedius — Reptielen. The common flat lizard (Platysaurus intermedius) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family.

- Scientific name: *Platysaurus intermedius*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1003
- Wikidata: [Q2716815](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2716815)
- iNaturalist taxon: [33102](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/33102)

## Names

- en: Common Flat Lizard
- de: Bunte Plattgürtelechse
- nl: Common flat lizard

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (544), ZW (344), BW (27), MW (13), SZ (7), MZ (3)

## Summary

The common flat lizard (Platysaurus intermedius) is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family. This lizard has 9 subspecies, all living in southern Africa.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_flat_lizard

## Photo

![Common flat lizard](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/common-flat-lizard/medium.jpg)

Photo: Simon Tonge · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13831104

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/common-flat-lizard?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).