Abbreviata bancrofti (Irwin-Smith, 1922), (Physalopteridae) is redescribed from specimens recovered from the type host, Phyllurus platurus, and Abbreviata confusa (Johnston and Mawson, 1942) becomes a junior synonym. Adults and a small number of large immature larvae, not identifiable to species, were recovered at low prevalence and intensity from 37 P. platurus, five of which also contained third-stage physalopterid larvae encysted in stomach tissues. Phyllurus platurus is one of the smaller lizards to support adult Abbreviata. More than 60% of dissected stomachs contained from 1 to >100 very small (∼0.9–1.4 mm) third-stage physalopterid larvae in the lumen which could not be identified to species. All were of a similar size and morphology. I report the first record of a Skrjabinodon sp. from this host.