Common Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyCordylidae (Girdle-tail Lizards)
- GenusPlatysaurus (Flat Lizards)
- SpeciesPlatysaurus intermedius (Common Flat Lizard)
Closest Relatives at Kruger National Park
Sekukhune Flat Lizard
Platysaurus orientalis
Limpopo Girdled Lizard
Cordylus jonesii
Highveld Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus melanotus
Barberton Girdled Lizard
Smaug barbertonensis
Warren's Girdled Lizard
Smaug warreni
Van Dam’s Girdled Lizard
Smaug vandami
Black Girdled Lizard
Cordylus niger
Cape Snake Lizard
Chamaesaura anguina
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Flat Lizard in Kruger National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Common Flat Lizard sighting in Kruger National Park, based on 84 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Flat Lizard in Kruger National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Common Flat Lizard in Kruger National Park in our monthly data.