Pelturagonia
Pelturagonia is a genus of lizards within the family Agamidae. The species are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo.[1] All species were previously listed under the genus Phoxophrys.
| Pelturagonia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Pelturagonia Harvey, Larson, Jacobs, Shaney, Streicher, Hamidy, Kurniawan, & Smith, 2019 |
| Diversity | |
| Five species (see text) | |
Description
The genus Pelturagonia closely resembles the genus Japalura but differs in a number of characters, for example by the absence of a dorsal crest, and by having a relatively shorter and deeper head. Male Pelturagonia have a tail that is swollen basally and is flattened above, whereas females have a cylindrical tail.[2]
Species
The genus Pelturagonia contains the following five species which are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Pelturagonia anolophium Harvey, Larson, Jacobs, Shaney, Streicher, Hamidy, Kurniawan, & Smith, 2019
- Pelturagonia borneensis Inger, 1960 - Sabah eyebrow lizard
- Pelturagonia cephalum (Mocquard, 1890) - Mocquard's eyebrow lizard
- Pelturagonia nigrilabris (W. Peters, 1864) - Blacklipped eyebrow lizard
- Pelturagonia spiniceps M.A. Smith, 1925 - Sarawak eyebrow lizard
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Pelturagonia.
References
- Pelturagonia at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 19 September 2014.
- 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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