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Paralaudakia

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Order
  
Squamata

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Class
  
Reptilia

Suborder
  
Sauria

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Similar
  
Laudakia caucasia, Paralaudakia lehmanni, Bufoniceps laungwalaensis, Laudakia, Scaled reptiles

Paralaudakia lehmanni


Paralaudakia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.

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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.

  • Paralaudakia badakhshana (S. Anderson & Leviton, 1969) – Badakhshana rock agama
  • Paralaudakia bochariensis (Nikolsky, 1897)
  • Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831) – Caucasian agama
  • Paralaudakia erythrogastra (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 Wikipedia
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