Calotes htunwini

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Calotes htunwini
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species:
C. htunwini
Binomial name
Calotes htunwini
Zug & Vindum, 2006

Calotes htunwini is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. [1] [2] The species is endemic to Myanmar. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, htunwini, is in honor of Myanma herpetologist Htun Win. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of C. htunwini are forest and shrubland. [1]

Description

C. htunwini has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in). [2]

Reproduction

C. htunwini is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Lwin, K.; Wogan, G. (2018). "Calotes htunwini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T104635082A104635093. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104635082A104635093.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Calotes htunwini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calotes htunwini, p. 127).

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