[3] The original species description by Branch and Whiting (1997) makes it clear that the correct common name is the Augrabies flat lizard.

[4][1] The preferred natural habitat of P. broadleyi is rocky areas in both savanna and shrubland, at altitudes of 610–730 m (2,000–2,400 ft).

All this colouration, while helping to attract females, also has a downside: predators such as kestrels easily spot them.

In summer, they perform acrobatic leaps to catch black flies on the wing from the swarms that gather near rivers, but they will also eat ripe berries of Namaqua figs.

Augrabies flat lizards will follow bird flocks to find these fruit-laden trees.

They have as many as three times the number of UV photoreceptor cells in their retina compared to other lizards.