''Paralaudakia'' is a
genus
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of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are
endemic
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to
Eurasia
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.
Taxonomy
All of the
species
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of the genus ''Paralaudakia'' are sometimes included in the genus ''
Laudakia
''Laudakia'' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, in the family Agamidae. The genus is found mostly in Asia, with some species in Southern Europe.
Taxonomy
Some species of ''Laudakia'', ''sensu lato'', are now recognized ...
'', ''
sensu lato
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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
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), als ...
''.
Species
Listed alphabetically by
specific name.
''Paralaudakia''
The Reptile Database.
*''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 erythrogaster'' – 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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It is often abbreviated as NB, n.b., or with the ligature
and first appeared in English writing . In Modern English, it is used, particularly in legal papers, to draw the atten ...
'': A binomial authority
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Paralaudakia''.
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'', new genus, p. 229).
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Lizard genera
Taxa named by Khalid Javed Baig
Taxa named by Philipp Wagner
Taxa named by Natalia B. Ananjeva
Taxa named by Wolfgang Böhme (herpetologist)