Meiolania platyceps was endemic to Lord Howe Island, the remnant of a former volcano located between Australia and New Zealand and lived during the Pleistocene. Meiolania platyceps also includes specimens previously named Meiolania minor by Owen.
Meiolania platyceps was native to Lord Howe Island, situated between Australia and New Zealand, during the Pleistocene period. It is also included in the category of Meiolania minor, as identified by Owen.