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Paralaudakia

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Paralaudakia
Paralaudakia caucasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Agaminae
Genus: Paralaudakia
Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Böhme, 2012
Synonyms
  • Agama
  • Laudakia
  • Stellio

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

Taxonomy

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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

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Listed alphabetically by specific name.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paralaudakia.

References

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  1. ^ Paralaudakia, The Reptile Database.

Further reading

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  • Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W. 2012. A morphology-based taxonomic revision of Laudakia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae). Vertebrate Zoology 62 (2): 213-260. (Paralaudakia, new genus, p. 229).