Pseudocophotis sumatrana

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Pseudocophotis sumatrana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudocophotis
Species:
P. sumatrana
Binomial name
Pseudocophotis sumatrana
(Hubrecht, 1879)
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Pseudocophotis sumatrana is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to Indonesia. [2]

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References

  1. Das, I. & Manthey, U. 2010. Pseudocophotis sumatrana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T170423A6781102. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/170423/6781102. Downloaded on 20 December 2020.
  2. Pseudocophotis sumatrana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.