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Leiolepis
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Leiolepis, commonly known as butterfly lizards or butterfly agamas (), are group of agamid lizards. They are native to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Vietnam, and Hainan (China). The genus includes both sexual and asexual species. Leiolepis is the sole genus of subfamily Leiolepidinae.
Species
Common Butterfly Lizard
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
バタフライアガマ属 (Leiolepis) とは、アガマ科トゲオアガマ亜科に属するトカゲの1属。9種が属し、このうち4種が単為生殖で繁殖を行う。単為生殖をおこなうトカゲはトカゲ全体の約1%しかいない珍しい性質である。また、雌雄ではっきりと体色が異なる事を特徴としている。種にもよるが、ミャンマー、タイ、ラオス、カンボジア、ベトナムが主な生息地である。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 39
- With media
- 3
- Family
- Agamidae
- Collections
- YPM, UCMP, OMNH, FMNH, CSULB, UF
- Recorded in
- China, Thailand, Vietnam
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Description and ecology
- Species
- Consumption
- Diet
- Relationship to humans
- Captivity
- Traditional game
- References
Leiolepis, commonly known as butterfly lizards or butterfly agamas (), are group of agamid lizards. They are native to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Vietnam, and Hainan (China). The genus includes both sexual and asexual species. Leiolepis is the sole genus of subfamily Leiolepidinae.
==Description and ecology== Leiolepis are moderately sized lizards with the largest snout-to-vent length of . Sexual species show sexual dimorphism. They are diurnal and live in flat, open areas with loose soil, which allows them to construct long, interconnected burrows used for refuge. They are omnivorous.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leiolepis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.