| Lophocalotes | |
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| Lophocalotes ludekingi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Lophocalotes Günther, 1872 [1] |
Lophocalotes is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus, which is endemic to Sumatra, contains two species.
The following two species are recognized as being valid. [2]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indictes that the species was originally described in a genus other than Lophocalotes.
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