Pseudocalotes floweri | |
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Pseudocalotes floweri at Khao Khitchakut National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Pseudocalotes |
Species: | P. floweri
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Binomial name | |
Pseudocalotes floweri (
Boulenger, 1912)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Pseudocalotes floweri, also commonly known as Flower's forest agamid, Flower's long-headed lizard, and the Thai false bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, floweri, is in honor of British zoologist Stanley Smyth Flower. [3]
P. floweri is found in Cambodia, southeastern Thailand, and central Vietnam. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. floweri is forest, at altitudes of 862–1,000 m (2,828–3,281 ft). [1]
P. floweri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), and a tail length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in). [4]
Pseudocalotes floweri | |
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Pseudocalotes floweri at Khao Khitchakut National Park | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Pseudocalotes |
Species: | P. floweri
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Binomial name | |
Pseudocalotes floweri (
Boulenger, 1912)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Pseudocalotes floweri, also commonly known as Flower's forest agamid, Flower's long-headed lizard, and the Thai false bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.
The specific name, floweri, is in honor of British zoologist Stanley Smyth Flower. [3]
P. floweri is found in Cambodia, southeastern Thailand, and central Vietnam. [2]
The preferred natural habitat of P. floweri is forest, at altitudes of 862–1,000 m (2,828–3,281 ft). [1]
P. floweri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), and a tail length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in). [4]