Lophocalotes ludekingi

Lophocalotes ludekingi
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Lophocalotes
Species:	L. ludekingi
Binomial name
	Lophocalotes ludekingi; (Bleeker, 1860)
Synonyms
	Calotes ludekingi; Bleeker, 1860; Lophocalotes interruptus; Günther, 1872; Lophocalotes Luedekingii [sic] ; — Boulenger, 1887; Lophocalotes ludekingi; — de Rooij, 1915;

Last updated October 05, 2025

Lophocalotes ludekingi, called commonly the crested lizard, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, ludekingi, is in honor of Dutch physician E.W.A. Ludeking, who collected specimens for the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie , Leiden.^[3]

Description

Dorsally, Lophocalotes ludekingi is green, with darker crossbands. It may have some irregular red markings on the head.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Lophocalotes ludekingi is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–3,000 m (3,300–9,800 ft).^[1]

Behavior

Lophocalotes ludekingi is arboreal and diurnal.^[1]

Reproduction

Lophocalotes ludekingi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1 2 3 Amarasinghe, A.; Kamsi, M.; Iskandar, D. (2021). "Lophocalotes ludekingi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T104673194A104673425. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104673194A104673425.en . Retrieved 19 March 2025.
1 2 3 4 Lophocalotes ludekingi. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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. (Lophocalotes ludekingi, p. 162).

Bleeker P (1860). "Reptiliën van Agam ". Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië20: 325–329. (Calotes ludekingi, new species, pp. 326–327). (in Dutch).
Boulenger GA (1887). "Note on some Reptiles from Sumatra described by Bleeker in 1860". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series20: 152. ("Lophocalotes Luedekingii [sic]", new combination).
Günther A (1872). "On the Reptiles and Amphibians of Borneo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London1872: 586–600 + Plates XXXV–XL. (Lophocalotes interruptus, new species, pp. 593–594 + Plate XXXVII, figure A).
Hallerman J, Orlov N, Ananjeva N (2004). "Notes on distribution and colour pattern of the rare agamid lizard Lophocalotes ludekingii (Bleeker, 1860) in Sumatra (Indonesia)". Salamandra40 (3–4): 303–306.
de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Lophocalotes ludekingi, pp. 116–117, Figure 51).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 Amarasinghe, A.; Kamsi, M.; Iskandar, D. (2021). "Lophocalotes ludekingi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T104673194A104673425. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104673194A104673425.en . Retrieved 19 March 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Lophocalotes ludekingi. The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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. (Lophocalotes ludekingi, p. 162).

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