Kingdom Animalia Suborder Iguania Subfamily Draconinae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Agamidae Scientific name Otocryptis Higher classification Agamidae Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Otocryptis wiegmanni, Agamidae, Reptile, Lyreshead lizard, Cophotis | ||
Otocryptis is a genus of agamid lizards from the Indian subcontinent. It is the sister group for the clade formed by Sitana and Sarada. The divergence is estimated to have occurred about 12 million years ago.
Otocryptis are terrestrial lizards that can use bipedal locomotion.
Species
There are three species:
References
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