''Laudakia cypriaca'', also known as Cyprus rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic to Cyprus. It was originally described as a

subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of ''Agama stellio'' (now ''

Laudakia stellio ''Laudakia stellio '' is a species of agamid lizard.Baig KJ et al. (2012)"A morphology-based taxonomic revision of ''Laudakia'' Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae)".''Vertebrate Zoology'' 62 (2): 213–260. (''Stellagama'', new genus, p. 222). also ...

''). However, a 2022 revision of ''Laudakia stellio'' raised the former ''Laudakia stellio cypriaca'' to the full species rank, along with ''

Laudakia vulgaris ''Laudakia vulgaris'', also known as Egyptian rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Syria, southern Lebanon, and northern Saudi Arabia. Subspecies The following 3 subspecies, including the nominotypical ...

''.

References

Laudakia Lizards of Asia Reptiles of Cyprus Endemic fauna of Cyprus Reptiles described in 1967 {{agamidae-stub