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Phoxophrys

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Reptilia

Family
  
Agamidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scaled reptiles

Subphylum
  
Vertebrata

Suborder
  
Iguania

Subfamily
  
Draconinae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Lophocalotes, Aphaniotis, Bufoniceps laungwalaensis, Hardwicke's bloodsucker, Pseudocophotis

Phoxophrys is a genus within the family Agamidae. They are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo. Phoxophrys closely resemble the genus Japalura but differ in a number of characters, for example by absence of dorsal crest and by having relatively shorter and deeper head. Male Phoxophrys have a tail that is swollen basally and is flattened above, whereas the females have cylindrical tails.

Species

The genus contains these species:

  • P. borneensis
  • P. cephalum
  • P. nigrilabris
  • P. spiniceps
  • P. tuberculata
  • References

    Phoxophrys Wikipedia