Aphaniotis

Aphaniotis is a genus of agamid lizards from Southeast Asia.[1]

Aphaniotis
A. ornata in Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Aphaniotis

Species

There are three species in genus Aphaniotis:[1]

  • Aphaniotis acutirostris – Indonesia earless agama[2]
  • Aphaniotis fusca – earless agamid,[3] dusky earless agama, peninsular earless agama[4]
  • Aphaniotis ornata – ornate earless agama[5]

References

  1. Aphaniotis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 6 January 2014.
  2. Aphaniotis acutirostris, Reptile Database
  3. Earless Agamid, Ecology Asia
  4. Aphaniotis fusca, Reptile Database
  5. Aphaniotis ornata, Reptile Database


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