Calotes emma alticristatus

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Calotes emma alticristatus
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Calotes emma alticristatus in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species:
Subspecies:
C. e. alticristatus
Trinomial name
Calotes emma alticristatus
Schmidt, 1925 [1]

Calotes emma alticristatus is an subspecies of Calotes emma. The subspecies is native to Thailand and Yunnan in China. [2]

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References

  1. "Genetic Differentiation of the Forest Crested Lizards, Calotes emma alticristatus Schmidt, 1925 and C. emma emma Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae) Relating to Climate Zones in Thailand". Asian Herpetological Research. 11 (1): 19-27. 26 March 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. "Calotes emma alticristatus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2023-07-21.