Phuwua rock agama
| Phuwua rock agama | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Ananjeva & B. Stuart, 2001 |
| Species: | M. phuwuanensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Mantheyus phuwuanensis (Manthey & Nabhitabhata, 1991)
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The Phuwua rock agama (Mantheyus phuwuanensis) is a species of lizard within the family Agamidae. Mantheyus phuwuanensis is the only species in the genus Mantheyus. The species is native to Southeast Asia
Etymology
The generic name, Mantheyus, is in honor of German herpetologist Ulrich Manthey (born 1946).[3]
Description
Mantheyus phuwuanensis has femoral pores and haired skin sense organs.[2]
Geographic range
Mantheyus phuwuanensis is found in west-central Laos and northeastern Thailand.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Mantheyus phuwuanensis is rocky areas of forest, at altitudes of 200–380 m (660–1,250 ft).[1]
Behavior
Mantheyus phuwuanensis is saxicolous (rock-dwelling) and both diurnal and nocturnal.[1]
Diet
Mantheyus phuwuanensis preys upon arachnids and insects.[1]
Reproduction
Mantheyus phuwuanensis is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is usually three eggs, but may be as large as five eggs.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Phimmachak, S.; Stuart, B.; Cota, M.; Sumontha, M. (2019). "Mantheyus phuwuanensis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T104673762A104673810. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/104673762/104673810. Downloaded 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Species Mantheyus phuwuanensis at The Reptile Database .
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Mantheyus, p. 167).
Further reading
- Ananjeva, Natalia B.; Stuart, Bryan L. (2001). "The Agamid Lizard Ptyctolaemus phuwuanensis Manthey and Nabhitabhata, 1991 from Thailand and Laos Represents a New Genus". Russian Journal of Herpetology 8 (3): 165–170. (Mantheyus, new genus; Mantheyus phuwuanensis, new combination).
- Manthey, Ulrich (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae2, Leiolepidinae. Terralog Volume 7b. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3899733754.
- Manthey, Ulrich; Nabhitabhata, Jarujin (1991). "Eine neue Agame, Ptyctolaemus phuwuanensis sp. n. (Sauria Agamidae), aus Nordost-Thailand ". Sauria, Berlin 13 (4): 3–6. (Ptyctolaemus phuwuanensis, new species). (in German and Latin, with an abstract in English).