''Laudakia'' is a
genus
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of
lizard
Lizards are a widespread group of squamate reptiles, with over 7,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica, as well as most oceanic island chains. The group is paraphyletic since it excludes the snakes and Amphisbaenia alt ...
s, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, in the
family
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Agamidae
Agamidae is a family (biology), family of over 300 species of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards.
Overview
phylogenetics, Phylogenetic ...
. The genus is found mostly in
Asia
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, with some species in
Southern Europe
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.
Taxonomy
Some
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of ''Laudakia'', ''
sensu lato
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'', are now recognized in the new
genera
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''
Paralaudakia
''Paralaudakia'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.
Taxonomy
All of the species of the genus ''Paralaudakia'' are sometimes included in the genus ''Laudakia'', ''sensu lato''. For African a ...
'' found in
Eurasia
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. For African agamas see the genera ''
Agama'' and ''
Acanthocercus
''Acanthocercus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species
''Nota bene'': A binomial authority
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''.
Species and subspecies
Listed alphabetically.
*''
Laudakia agrorensis
''Laudakia agrorensis'', the Agror agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in eastern Afghanistan, northwestern India (Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, Kashmir), and northern Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic ...
'' – Agror agama
*''
Laudakia cypriaca
''Laudakia cypriaca'', also known as Cyprus rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other ...
'' – Cyprus rock agama
*''
Laudakia dayana
''Laudakia dayana'', commonly known as the Haridwar agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to extreme northern India.
Geographic range
''L. dayana'' is found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which inc ...
'' – Haridwar agama
*''
Laudakia melanura
''Laudakia melanura'', also known as the black agama or black rock agama, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and northern India.
There are three subspecies:
* ''Laudakia melanura melanura'' (Blyth, 1854) ...
'' – black agama
*''
Laudakia nupta
''Laudakia nupta'' is a species of lizard from Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. It was described in 1843. There are two subspecies, ''Laudakia nupta nupta'' and ''Laudakia nupta fusca''.
Taxonomy
''L. nupta'' was described by Filippo ...
'' – large-scaled (rock) agama
**''Laudakia nupta nupta''
**''Laudakia nupta fusca''
*''
Laudakia nuristanica'' – Leviton's rock agama
[
*'' Laudakia pakistanica'' – Pakistani agama
**''Laudakia pakistanica pakistanica''
**''Laudakia pakistanica auffenbergi''
**''Laudakia pakistanica khani''
*'' Laudakia papenfussi'' – Papenfuss's rock agama][ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Acanthocercus adramitanus'', p. 8; ''Laudakia nuristanica'', p. 157; ''L. papenfussi'', p. 200; ''L. wui'', p. 290).]
*'' Laudakia sacra'' – Anan's rock agama
*''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 ...
'' – starred agama, roughtail rock agama
**''Laudakia stellio daani''
**''Laudakia stellio stellio''
*'' Laudakia tuberculata'' – tuberculated agama, Kashmir rock agama
*'' Laudakia vulgaris'' – Egyptian rock agama
**''Laudakia vulgaris vulgaris''
**''Laudakia vulgaris brachydactyla''
**''Laudakia vulgaris picea''
*'' Laudakia wui'' – Wui's rock agama[
]
Moved to genus ''
Acanthocercus
''Acanthocercus'' is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Species
''Nota bene'': A binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), als ...
''
*''Acanthocercus adramitanus
''Acanthocercus adramitanus'', also known commonly as Anderson's rock agama or the Hadramaut agama, is a small species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
Geographic range
''A. adramitanus'' is a ...
'' – Anderson's rock agama[
*'']Acanthocercus atricollis
The black-necked agama (''Acanthocercus atricollis'') is a species of tree agama that is native to East, Central and southern Africa. Its largest continuous range is in southeastern Africa, and it occurs at high densities in the Kruger Nation ...
'' – black-necked tree agama
Moved to genus ''
Paralaudakia
''Paralaudakia'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.
Taxonomy
All of the species of the genus ''Paralaudakia'' are sometimes included in the genus ''Laudakia'', ''sensu lato''. For African a ...
''
*''Paralaudakia badakhshana
The Badakhshana rock agama (''Paralaudakia badakhshana'') is an agamid lizard found in NE Afghanistan, N Pakistan, Kashmir, China (Xinjiang), SE Turkmenistan, eastward through Tajikistan to W Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the ...
'' – Badakhshana rock agama
*'' Paralaudakia bochariensis''
*''Paralaudakia caucasia
The Caucasian agama (''Paralaudakia caucasia'') is a species of agamid lizard found in the Caucasus, E/S Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Dagestan (Russia), E Turkey, Iraq, N Iran, Afghanistan, NW Pakistan
Pakist ...
'' – Caucasian agama
*'' Paralaudakia erythrogastra'' – redbelly rock agama
*''Paralaudakia himalayana
The Himalayan agama (''Paralaudakia himalayana'') is an agamid lizard found in Central Asia and South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical
Geography (from Greek: , ''geograp ...
'' – Himalayan agama
*'' Paralaudakia lehmanni'' – Turkestan agama
*'' Paralaudakia microlepis'' – small-scaled agama
*'' Paralaudakia stoliczkana'' – Mongolian rock agama
''Nota bene
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'': A binomial authority
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or trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species or subspecies was originally described in a different genus.
References
Further reading
* Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W (2012). "A morphology-based taxonomic revision of ''Laudakia'' Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae)". ''Vertebrate Zoology'' 62 (2): 213-260. (''Paralaudakia'' and ''Stellagama'', new genera).
* Gray JE (1845). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum''. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (''Laudakia'', new genus, p. 254).
* Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). ''The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia''. (Monographs of the ''Societas Herpetologica Italica''). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. .
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Lizard genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray