Phoxophrys
| Phoxophrys | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaminae |
| Genus: | Phoxophrys Hubrecht, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Phoxophrys tuberculata Hubrecht, 1881 | |
| Diversity | |
| Five species (see text) | |
Phoxophrys is a genus of lizards within the family Agamidae. The species are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo.[1]
Etymology
The generic name, Phoxophrys, is from the Greek words φοξός (phoxos) meaning "pointed", and ὀφρúς (ophrys) meaning "eyebrow".[2]
Description
The genus Phoxophrys 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 Phoxophrys have a tail that is swollen basally and is flattened above, whereas females have a cylindrical tail.[3]
Species
The genus Phoxophrys contains the following five species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- P. borneensis Inger, 1960
- P. cephalum (Mocquard, 1890)
- P. nigrilabris (W. Peters, 1864)
- P. spiniceps M.A. Smith, 1925
- P. tuberculata Hubrecht, 1881
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Phoxophrys.
References
- 1 2 Phoxophrys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Hubrecht (1881).
- ↑ 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.
Further reading
- Hubrecht AAW (1881). "On a new genus and species of Agamidae from Sumatra". Notes from the Leyden Museum 3: 51–52. (Phoxophrys new genus; P. tuberculata, new species).