Paralaudakia lehmanni

Paralaudakia lehmanni
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Paralaudakia
Species:	P. lehmanni
Binomial name
	Paralaudakia lehmanni; (Nikolsky, 1896)
Synonyms
	Stellio lehmanni; Nikolsky, 1896; Agama lehmanni; (Nikolsky. 1896); Laudakia lehmanni; (Nikolsky, 1896);

Last updated December 30, 2024

Paralaudakia lehmanni, also known commonly as the Turkestan rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Central Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, lehmanni, is in honor of Alexander Lehmann, who was a Russian biologist of German descent.^[3]

Geographic range

P. lehmanni is found in Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. lehmanni is rocky shrubland,^[1] at altitudes of 400–2,600 m (1,300–8,500 ft).^[2]

Reproduction

P. lehmanni is oviparous.^[2]

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References

1 2 Sattorov, T.; Nazarov, R.; Papenfuss, T.; Anderson, S. (2017). "Paralaudakia lehmanni ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T170408A48635396. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T170408A48635396.en . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 Paralaudakia lehmanni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 20 October 2020.
↑ 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. (Laudakia lehmanni, p. 154).