Biology:Paralaudakia
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Short description: Genus of lizards
| Paralaudakia | |
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| Paralaudakia caucasia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Chordata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Reptilia |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Squamata |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Iguania |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Agamidae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Agaminae |
| Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: | Paralaudakia Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Böhme, 2012 |
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Paralaudakia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.
Taxonomy
All of the species of the genus Paralaudakia are sometimes included in the genus Laudakia, sensu lato. For African agamas see the genera Agama and Acanthocercus.
Species
Listed alphabetically by specific name.[1]
- Paralaudakia badakhshana (S. Anderson & Leviton, 1969) – Badakhshana rock agama
- Paralaudakia bochariensis (Nikolsky, 1897)
- Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831) – Caucasian agama
- Paralaudakia erythrogaster (Nikolsky, 1896) – redbelly rock agama
- Paralaudakia himalayana (Steindachner, 1867) – Himalayan agama
- Paralaudakia lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896) – Turkestan agama
- Paralaudakia microlepis (Blanford, 1874) – small-scaled agama
- Paralaudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875) – Mongolian rock agama
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paralaudakia.
References
- ↑ Paralaudakia, The Reptile Database.
Further reading
- Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W. 2012. A morphology-based taxonomic revision of Laudakia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae). Vertebrate Zoology 62 (2): 213-260. (Paralaudakia, new genus, p. 229).
Wikidata ☰ Q11846945 entry
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