Platysaurus torquatus, the striped flat lizard or collared flat lizard, is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family found in southeast Africa.

[1][2] Platysaurus torquatus is the only lizard in its genus which has adult males with white stripes on its back.

Males, females, and juveniles all have black-brown backs with these thick white stripes.

[citation needed] The diet includes beetles, ants, and caterpillars.

[citation needed] Platysaurus torquatus live in savanna habitats of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Malawi, often on flat outcrops near rivers.