Pseudotrapelus
| Pseudotrapelus | |
|---|---|
| Pseudotrapelus sinaitus, Sinai agama | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaminae |
| Genus: | Pseudotrapelus Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Species | |
|
6, see text | |
Pseudotrapelus is an African and Asian genus of agamid lizards.
Species
Listed alphabetically by specific name.[1]
| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pseudotrapelus aqabensis Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva, & Disi, 2012 | Aqaba agama | Jordan, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, and Saudi Arabia. | ||
| Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii Melnikov, Smielowski, Melnikova, Nazarov & Ananjeva, 2015 | Sudan, Egypt (including the western Sinai Peninsula) and Libya. | |||
| Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis Melnikov & Pierson, 2012 | central and southern Oman and possibly in the Hadhramaut area in south-eastern Yemen. | |||
| Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi Melnikov, Ananjeva, & Papenfuss, 2013 | Al Hajar Mountains in northern Oman and the United Arab Emirates. | |||
| Pseudotrapelus neumanni (Tornier, 1905) | Neumann's agama | Yemen and southern Saudi Arabia | ||
| Pseudotrapelus sinaitus (Heyden, 1827) | Sinai agama | Jordan, Syria and the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt). | ||
| Pseudotrapelus tuwaiqensis (Tamar, 2023) | Tuwaiq agama | Saudi Arabia. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pseudotrapelus.
References
- ^ Pseudotrapelus, The Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Fitzinger, L. (1843). Systema Reptilium, Fasciculus Primus, Amblyglossae. Vienna: Braumüller & Seidel. 106 pp. + indices. (Acanthocercus, new genus, p. 84). (in Latin).
External links
- Myers, P.; Espinosa, R.; Parr, C.S.; Jones, T.; Hammond, G.S. & Dewey, T.A. (2008): Animal Diversity Web - Genus Acanthocercus. Retrieved 2008-MAR-20.