''Pelturagonia'' is a

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. The species are distributed in

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. All species were previously listed under the genus ''

Phoxophrys Hubrecht's eyebrow lizard (''Phoxophrys tuberculata'') is an agamid lizard from Indonesia. It is monotypic in the genus ''Phoxophrys'', although all species in the genus ''Pelturagonia ''Pelturagonia'' is a genus of lizards within the Family ...

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Description

The genus ''Pelturagonia'' closely resembles the genus ''

Japalura ''Japalura'' is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. Species of ''Japalura'' are native to Pakistan, India, China, and Myanmar. Many species have been moved to the genus ''Diploderma''. Species The following eight species are recognized ...

'' 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.

Species

The genus ''Pelturagonia'' contains the following five species which are recognized as being valid. *'' Pelturagonia anolophium'' *'' Pelturagonia borneensis'' - Sabah eyebrow lizard *'' Pelturagonia cephalum'' - Mocquard's eyebrow lizard *'' Pelturagonia nigrilabris'' - Blacklipped eyebrow lizard *'' Pelturagonia spiniceps'' - Sarawak eyebrow lizard ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Pelturagonia''.

References

Pelturagonia Reptiles of Southeast Asia Lizard genera {{agamidae-stub