Platysaurus broadleyi

Platysaurus broadleyi
Originally uploaded by wandering lizard.

The males of this species are incredibly colored. None of my photos really did them justice, but they are truly a rainbow of colors. The females are really quite different - just striped and brown. There was some confusion at first because the males are also dimorphic. People at first thought that the females were a different species, but then realized that the colorful ones were all male. They were in incredible densities at Augrabies Falls - it wasn't uncommon to see 6-10 of them in a square meter of rock face. They were also habituated to humans, so they would ignore you as you took photos, and they would go through all of the complicated social interactions. Fascinating little guys.