Paralaudakia | |
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Paralaudakia caucasia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Subfamily: | Agaminae |
Genus: | Paralaudakia Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Böhme, 2012 |
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Paralaudakia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.
All of the species of the genus Paralaudakia are sometimes included in the genus Laudakia , sensu lato . For African agamas see the genera Agama and Acanthocercus .
Listed alphabetically by specific name. [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paralaudakia.
Agama is the name of a genus of small-to-moderate-sized, long-tailed, insectivorous Old World lizards, and also is one of their common names. The genus Agama includes at least 37 species in Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, where most regions are home to at least one species. Eurasian agamids are largely assigned to genus Laudakia. The various species differ in size, ranging from about 12 to 30 centimetres in length, when fully grown.
Bunopus is a genus of small geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to the Middle East.
Cyrtopodion is a genus of lizards in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). The genus has 24 described species.
Laudakia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Asia.
Phrynocephalus is a genus which includes 44 species of small and medium-sized agamid lizards, commonly called toadhead agamas or toad-headed agamas, that inhabit open arid and semiarid environments of Asia and Eastern Europe. The systematics of this genus are very complicated with many controversial points of view about the unclear phylogeny of this group. All representatives of this genus have adopted the so-called "sit and wait" hunting strategy and they actively use visual orientation when watching for food. In general, the ecological niche and role of Phrynocephalus species in lizard communities of arid environments of Asia are poorly studied, but seem to be similar to that of Phrynosoma, Cophosaurus, Holbrookia, Uta, and Sceloporus in the New World, as well as Moloch in Australia.
Trapelus is a genus of Middle Eastern agamid lizards, which contains 13 species.
Eremias is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae, the wall lizards. They are native to Asia and southeastern Europe, where they live in desert and steppe regions.
Laudakia agrorensis, the Agror agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in eastern Afghanistan, northwestern India, and northern Pakistan.
The Badakhshana rock agama is an agamid lizard found in NE Afghanistan, N Pakistan, Kashmir, China (Xinjiang), SE Turkmenistan, eastward through Tajikistan to W Kyrgyzstan.
The Caucasian agama is a species of agamid lizard found in the Caucasus, E/S Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Dagestan (Russia), E Turkey, Iraq, N Iran, Afghanistan, NW Pakistan, and parts of Kashmir.
Laudakia melanura, also known as the black agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.
The Agaminae are a subfamily of reptiles in the family Agamidae.
Stellagama is a monotypic genus of agamid lizard, containing the single species Stellagama stellio, also known as the starred agama or the roughtail rock agama.
Plasmodium caucasica is a parasite of the genus Plasmodium subgenus Sauramoeba. As in all Plasmodium species, P. caucasica has both vertebrate and insect hosts. The vertebrate hosts for this parasite are reptiles.
Tenuidactylus is a genus in the family Gekkonidae (geckos). It has 8 species.
Paralaudakia stoliczkana is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Xinjiang and Gansu provinces in China, the western parts of Mongolia, and to Kyrgyzstan. There are two recognized subspecies.
Laudakia nupta is a species of lizard from Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It was described in 1843. There are two subspecies, Laudakia nupta nupta and Laudakia nupta fusca.
Laudakia wui, also known as Wui's rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Tibet.