Lophocalotes
| Lophocalotes | |
|---|---|
| Lophocalotes ludekingi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Günther, 1872[1] |
Lophocalotes is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. The genus, which is endemic to Sumatra, contains two species.
Species
The following two species are recognized as being valid.[2]
- Lophocalotes achlios Harvey, Scrivani, Shaney, Hamidy, Kurniawan & E.N. Smith, 2018 – white-throated crested dragon
- Lophocalotes ludekingi (Bleeker, 1860) – crested lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lophocalotes.
References
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- ^ "Lophocalotes ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Iguania/agamidae.
- ^ Lophocalotes. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
- Günther A (1872). "On the Reptiles and Amphibians of Borneo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 586–600 + Plates XXXV–XL. (Lophocalotes, new genus, p. 593).