Reeves' Butterfly Lizard
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species:
L. reevesii
Binomial name
Leiolepis reevesii
(Gray, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
  • Uromastyx Reveesii
    Gray, 1831
  • Leiolepis Reveesii
    — Gray, 1845
  • Leiolepis reevesii
    — Theobald, 1868
  • Leiolepis belliana reevesii
    — Mertens, 1961
  • Leiolepis reevesii
    — Cox et al., 1998
  • Leiolepis reevesii
    — Chan-ard et al., 1999
  • Leiolepis reevesii
    — Sang et al., 2009
  • Leiolepis reevesii
    — Hartmann et al., 2012

Leiolepis reevesii,[2][3] 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, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.[4]

Geographic range

L. reevesii is found in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.[1][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Leiolepis reevesii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Leiolepis reevesii ". Ubio. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Leiolepis reevesii ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiolepis reevesii, p. 218).
  5. ↑ "Leiolepis reevesii in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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