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Leiolepidinae
''Leiolepis'', commonly known as butterfly lizards or butterfly agamas ( th, แย้), 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. Species Ten species are recognized as being valid. *Sexual species: **''L. belliana'' – common butterfly lizard **''L. guttata'' – giant butterfly lizard, spotted butterfly lizard **''L. ocellata'' – ocellated butterfly lizard **''L. peguensis'' – Burmese butterfly lizard **''L. reevesii'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leopold Fitzinger
Leopold Joseph Franz Johann Fitzinger (13 April 1802 – 20 September 1884) was an Austrian zoologist. Fitzinger was born in Vienna and studied botany at the University of Vienna under Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin. He worked at the Vienna Naturhistorisches Museum between 1817, when he joined as a volunteer assistant, and 1821, when he left to become secretary to the provincial legislature of Lower Austria; after a hiatus he was appointed assistant curator in 1844 and remained at the Naturhistorisches Museum until 1861. Later he became director of the zoos of Munich and Budapest. In 1826 he published ''Neue Classification der Reptilien'', based partly on the work of his friends Friedrich Wilhelm Hemprich and Heinrich Boie. In 1843 he published ''Systema Reptilium'', covering geckos, chameleons and iguanas. Fitzinger is commemorated in the scientific names of five reptiles: '' Algyroides fitzingeri'', '' Leptotyphlops fitzingeri'', '' Liolaemus fitzingerii'', ''Micrurus tener fitzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omnivorous
An omnivore () is an animal that has the ability to eat and survive on both plant and animal matter. Obtaining energy and nutrients from plant and animal matter, omnivores digest carbohydrates, protein, fat, and fiber, and metabolize the nutrients and energy of the sources absorbed. Often, they have the ability to incorporate food sources such as algae, fungi, and bacteria into their diet. Omnivores come from diverse backgrounds that often independently evolved sophisticated consumption capabilities. For instance, dogs evolved from primarily carnivorous organisms (Carnivora) while pigs evolved from primarily herbivorous organisms (Artiodactyla). Despite this, physical characteristics such as tooth morphology may be reliable indicators of diet in mammals, with such morphological adaptation having been observed in bears. The variety of different animals that are classified as omnivores can be placed into further sub-categories depending on their feeding behaviors. Frugivores ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiolepis Boehmei
''Leiolepis boehmei'', also known commonly as Böhme's butterfly lizard and ''Böhmes Schmetterlingsagame'' in German, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Thailand. Etymology The specific name, ''boehmei'', is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme. Geographic range ''L. boehmei'' is found in southern Thailand. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''L. boehmei'' is coastal areas with beach forest or sand dunes. Description Medium-sized for its genus, ''L. boehmei'' may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The tail is long, slightly more than twice SVL. Dorsally, it is dark olive. Ventrally, it is grayish. Darevsky & Kupriyanova (1993). Behavior ''L. boehmei'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''L. boehmi'' is a unisexual, all female, diploid species, which reproduces by parthenogenesis. References Further reading * Chanard T, Parr JWK, Nabhitabhata J (2015). ''A Field Guide to the Reptiles of Thailand''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larisa Andreevna Kupriyanova
Larissa (; el, Λάρισα, , ) is the capital and largest city of the Thessaly region in Greece. It is the fifth-most populous city in Greece with a population of 144,651 according to the 2011 census. It is also capital of the Larissa regional unit. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transport hub, linked by road and rail with the port of Volos, the cities of Thessaloniki and Athens. The municipality of Larissa has 162,591 inhabitants, while the regional unit of Larissa reached a population of 284,325 (). Legend has it that Achilles was born here. Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine", died here. Today, Larissa is an important commercial, transportation, educational, agricultural and industrial centre of Greece. Geography There are a number of highways including E75 and the main railway from Athens to Thessaloniki (Salonika) crossing through Thessaly. The region is directly linked to the rest of Europe through the International Airport of Central Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilya Darevsky
Ilya Sergeyevich Darevsky (russian: Илья Сергеевич Даревский, 18 December 1924 – 8 August 2009) was a Soviet Russian zoologist-herpetologist and a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. During his career he described 34 species of amphibians and reptiles. '' Darevskia'', a genus of Caucasian rock lizards, is named after him. Early life and military career Darevsky was born on 18 December 1924 in Kiev. He was interested in amphibians and reptiles since his childhood, when he met Sergey A. Chernov, a herpetologist from Leningrad. During World War II, he was wounded twice and was decorated with the Order of the Red Star and Order of the Great Patriotic War of the 1st degree.Darevsky IS (2014My Biography ''Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta RAN''. 318(4): 292–325. (in Russian, with an abstract in English). Scientific career After the war, Darevsky was recruited to join the Biology Faculty of the Moscow State University, from which he graduat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mertens
Robert Friedrich Wilhelm Mertens (1 December 1894 – 23 August 1975) was a German herpetologist. Several taxa of reptiles are named after him.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii. ("Mertens", p. 176; "Robert", p. 223; "Robert Mertens", p. 223). He postulated Mertensian mimicry. Mertens was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He moved to Germany in 1912, where he earned a doctorate in zoology from the University of Leipzig in 1915. During World War I he served in the German army. Mertens worked at the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt for many years, beginning as an assistant in 1919, and retiring as director emeritus in 1960. He also became a lecturer at Goethe University Frankfurt in 1932, and became a Professor there in 1939. Both jobs provided him with ample time for extensive travel and the study of lizards. He collected specimens in 30 countries. During World War II, he ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiolepis Rubritaeniata
''Leiolepis rubritaeniata'', Reeves's butterfly lizard, is a species of agamid native to Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Reproduction ''L. rubritaeniata'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and .... References Leiolepis Reptiles described in 1961 Taxa named by Robert Mertens {{Agamidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiolepis Reevesii
''Leiolepis reevesii'', commonly known as Reeves's butterfly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern Asia. Etymology The specific name Specific name may refer to: * in Database management systems, a system-assigned name that is unique within a particular database In taxonomy, either of these two meanings, each with its own set of rules: * Specific name (botany), the two-part (bino ..., ''reevesii'', is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves. Geographic range ''L. reevesii'' is found in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand. References External links Flickr photo by Michael Cota, taken in Khao Yai National Park - ThailandFlickr photo by Thomas Calame Leiolepis Reptiles of Southeast Asia Reptiles of China Reptiles of Vietnam Reptiles of Cambodia Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles described in 1831 Taxa named by John Edward Gray {{agamidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leiolepis Peguensis
''Leiolepis peguensis'', the Burmese butterfly lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh .... References Leiolepis Reptiles of Myanmar Reptiles described in 1971 {{agamidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocellated Butterfly Lizard
''Leiolepis ocellata'', the ocellated butterfly lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Myanmar and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is bo .... References Leiolepis Reptiles of Myanmar Reptiles of Thailand Reptiles described in 1971 {{agamidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Butterfly Lizard
The giant butterfly lizard (''Leiolepis guttata'') is a rarely seen species of lizard found in parts of Southeast Asia. It is the largest member of the genus ''Leiolepis ''Leiolepis'', commonly known as butterfly lizards or butterfly agamas ( th, แย้), are group of agamid lizards. They are native to Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Ryukyu Islands (Japan), Vietnam, and Hai ...''. References * Leiolepis Reptiles described in 1829 Taxa named by Georges Cuvier {{agamidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
