Mitchell's flat lizard
# Mitchell's flat lizard

Mitchell's flat lizard (Platysaurus mitchelli) is a species of lizards in the family Cordylidae.

## Etymology

The specific name, mitchelli, is in honor of naturalist Bernard Lindley Mitchell of the Department of Game, Fish, and Tsetse Control in Nyasaland (now Malawi) in the 1940s.

## Geographic range

P. mitchelli is found in Malawi.

## Reproduction

P. mitchelli is oviparous.

