Phoxophrys
| Phoxophrys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Phoxophrys |
| Type species | |
| Phoxophrys tuberculata Hubrecht, 1881 | |
| Diversity | |
| 5 species (see text) | |
Phoxophrys is a genus within the Agamidae family. They are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo.[1] Phoxophrys closely resemble the genus Japalura but differ in a number of characters, for example by absence of dorsal crest and by having relatively shorter and deeper head. Male Phoxophrys have a tail that is swollen basally and is flattened above, whereas the females have cylindrical tails.[2]
Species
The genus contains these species:[1]
- P. borneensis
- P. cephalum
- P. nigrilabris
- P. spiniceps
- P. tuberculata
References
- 1 2 Phoxophrys at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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.
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