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Pelturagonia

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Pelturagonia is a genus of lizards within the family Agamidae. The species are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo.[1] All species were previously listed under the genus Phoxophrys.

Description

The genus Pelturagonia closely resembles the genus Japalura but differs in a number of characters, for example by the absence of a dorsal crest, and by having a relatively shorter and deeper head. Male Pelturagonia have a tail that is swollen basally and is flattened above, whereas females have a cylindrical tail.[2]

Species

The genus Pelturagonia contains the following five species which are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelturagonia.

References

  1. ^ a b Pelturagonia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 September 2014.
  2. ^ Inger, Robert F. (1960). "A review of the agamid lizards of the genus Phoxophrys Hubrecht". Copeia. 1960 (3): 221–225. doi:10.2307/1439661. JSTOR 1439661.
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Pelturagonia: Brief Summary

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Pelturagonia is a genus of lizards within the family Agamidae. The species are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo. All species were previously listed under the genus Phoxophrys.

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