Ocellated Flat Lizard
Encyclopedia
The Ocellated Flat Lizard is a species of lizard
in the Cordylidae
family.
s with quartzite
rocks. The geographical area it lives in includes the Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe
, as well as Mozambique
.
, and seeds
. They lay two eggs in October or November.
Lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 3800 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains...
in the Cordylidae
Cordylidae
Cordylidae is a family of small to medium sized lizards that occur in southern and eastern Africa. They are commonly known as "Girdled", Spinytail lizards or Girdle-tail lizards. Girdled lizards are diurnal and insectivorous...
family.
Description
Ocellated Flat Lizards are similar to the Cape Flat Lizard. Females and juveniles are brown with white spots. Males are also brown, with a black head. The tail is orange-yellow underneath.Geography
An Ocellated Flat Lizard lives in woodlandWoodland
Ecologically, a woodland is a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade. Woodlands may support an understory of shrubs and herbaceous plants including grasses. Woodland may form a transition to shrubland under drier conditions or during early stages of...
s with quartzite
Quartzite
Quartzite is a hard metamorphic rock which was originally sandstone. Sandstone is converted into quartzite through heating and pressure usually related to tectonic compression within orogenic belts. Pure quartzite is usually white to gray, though quartzites often occur in various shades of pink...
rocks. The geographical area it lives in includes the Chimanimani Mountains in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, as well as Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
.
Habits
Ocellated Flat Lizards eat beetles, flowers, leavesLeaves
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, and seeds
SEEDS
SEEDS is a voluntary organisation registered under the Societies Act of India....
. They lay two eggs in October or November.