Pseudocalotes dringi

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Pseudocalotes dringi

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudocalotes
Species:
P. dringi
Binomial name
Pseudocalotes dringi

Pseudocalotes dringi, also known commonly as Dring's false bloodsucker and Dring's false garden lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, dringi, is in honor of British herpetologist Julian Christopher Mark Dring.[3]

Geographic range

P. dringi is found in Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. dringi are forest and shrubland, at an altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).

Behavior

P. dringi is diurnal and arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

P. dringi is oviparous.[2]

References

Further reading

  • Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.
  • Hallermann J, Böhme W (2000). "A review of the genus Pseudocalotes (Squamata: Agamidae), with description of a new species from West Malaysia". Amphibia-Reptilia 21 (2): 193–210. (Pseudocalotes dringi, new species).
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