Otocryptis

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Otocryptis
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Otocryptis wiegmanni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Otocryptis
Wagler, 1830
Type species
Otocryptis wiegmanni
Wagler, 1830

Otocryptis is a genus of agamid lizards from the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is the sister group for the clade formed by Sitana and Sarada . The divergence is estimated to have occurred about 12 million years ago. [2]

Otocryptis are terrestrial lizards that can use bipedal locomotion. [2]

Species

There are two species: [1]

ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Otocryptis nigristimata.jpg Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir and Silva, 2005Black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizardSri Lanka
Otocryptis wiegmanni 113163209.jpg Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830Wiegmann's agamaSri Lanka


References

  1. 1 2 Otocryptis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 Deepak, V.; Giri, Varad B.; Asif, M.; Dutta, S.K.; Vyas, R.; Zambre, Amod M.; Bhosale, Harshal; Karanth, K. Praveen (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with the description of one new genus and five new species". Contributions to Zoology. 85 (1): 67–111. doi: 10.1163/18759866-08501004 .


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