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Psammophilus
Sign in to savePsammophilus is a genus of agamid lizards found in India. Although the genus name means "sand loving" in Greek, they are found in rocky habitats.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae
Psammophilus es un género de reptiles escamosos de la familia Agamidae.[1] Especies Se reconocen las siguientes especies:[1] Psammophilus blanfordanus Psammophilus dorsalis Referencias ↑ a b Bisby F., Roskov Y., Culham A., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L., Bailly N., Appeltans W., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds (2012). «Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2012 Annual Checklist» (en inglés). Readin, Reino Unido. Consultado el 30 de octubre de 2012.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 37
- Family
- Agamidae
- Collections
- CM, ROM, FMNH, UF, MNHN
- Recorded in
- India, Inde
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Psammophilus is a genus of agamid lizards found in India. Although the genus name means "sand loving" in Greek, they are found in rocky habitats.
==Species == {| class="wikitable" |- ! Male !! Female !! Scientific name !! Common name !! Distribution |- |120px ||120px ||Psammophilus blanfordanus || Blanford's rock agama||India (Chota Nagpur, as high as Parasnath Hill ). |- |120px||120px ||Psammophilus dorsalis || peninsular rock agama, South Indian rock agama||India (Western Ghats, Nilgiris, South Arcot, and Nallamalai Hills) |- |}
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