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Lophocalotes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia :

 

Lophocalotes is a genus of agamid lizard, containing a single species, Lophocalotes ludekingi, endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia, commonly called the crested lizard.[2]

 

 

 

 

Lophocalotes

Lophocalotes ludekingi

Scientific classification :

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Subphylum:Vertebrata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Squamata

Suborder:Iguania

Family:Agamidae

Subfamily:Draconinae

Genus:Lophocalotes
Günther,[1] 1872

Species:L. ludekingi

Binomial name :

Lophocalotes ludekingi
(Bleeker, 1860)

Synonyms[2] :

  • Calotes ludekingiBleeker, 1860

  • Lophocalotes interruptusGünther, 1872

  • Lophocalotes Luedekingii [sic]— Boulenger, 1887

  • Lophocalotes ludekingi— de Rooij, 1915

Etymology :

 

The specific name, ludekingi, is in honor of Dutch physician E.W.A. Ludeking, who collected specimens for the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden.[3]

For the external links , refrences  click here to read the full wikipedia article 

Agamidae :  Introduction 

Agamidae Species : Africa  -  Asia  -  Australia & Papua new guinea

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