Psammophilus

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Psammophilus
Peninsular Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis)- Male breeding plumage- in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7714.jpg
Psammophilus dorsalis male.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Psammophilus
Fitzinger, 1843
Synonyms

CharasiaGray, 1845 [1]

Psammophilus is a genus of agamid lizards found in India. Although the genus name means "sand loving" in Greek, they are found in rocky habitats.

Species

MaleFemaleScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Peninsular Rock Agama Basking.jpg Psammophilus dorsalis 171376488.jpg Psammophilus blanfordanus (Stoliczka, 1871)Blanford's rock agamaIndia (Chota Nagpur, as high as Parasnath Hill ).
Peninsular Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis) W IMG 7700.jpg Peninsular Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis) in Hyderabad W IMG 5668.jpg Psammophilus dorsalis (Gray, 1831)peninsular rock agama, South Indian rock agamaIndia (Western Ghats, Nilgiris, South Arcot, and Nallamalai Hills)

References

  1. Boulenger, CA (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia & Batrachia. p. 144