Biology:Aphaniotis

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Short description: Genus of lizards


Aphaniotis
Leaf-nosed agama (Aphaniotis ornata).jpg
A. ornata in Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Aphaniotis
Peters, 1864

Aphaniotis is a genus of agamid lizards from Southeast Asia.[1]

Species

There are three species in genus Aphaniotis:[1]

Image Scientific Name Common Name Distribution
Indonesia Earless Agama (Aphaniotis acutirostris) (24209995742).jpg Aphaniotis acutirostris Modigliani, 1889 Indonesia earless agama[2] Indonesia
Aphaniotis fusca 179926765.jpg Aphaniotis fusca (Peters, 1864) earless agamid,[3] dusky earless agama, peninsular earless agama[4] Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia
Aphaniotis ornata 33944532.jpg Aphaniotis ornata (Lidth de Jeude, 1893) ornate earless agama[5] Borneo

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Aphaniotis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 January 2014.
  2. Aphaniotis acutirostris, Reptile Database
  3. Earless Agamid, Ecology Asia
  4. Aphaniotis fusca, Reptile Database
  5. Aphaniotis ornata, Reptile Database

Wikidata ☰ Q1866573 entry