Pseudocalotes khaonanensis

Pseudocalotes khaonanensis is a species of agamid lizard.[1][2] It is the largest species in the genus Pseudocalotes and can reach 105 mm (4.1 in) in snout–vent length.[2] Endemic to Thailand, it is found only in the Khao Nan Mountains in Khao Nan National Park, located in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province of Southern Thailand.[1][2] Found at high elevation (above 1,100 m (3,600 ft) a.s.l.) in cloud/montane forests in the stunted tree growth associated with this habitat,[1] in trees rich with epiphyte growth.

Pseudocalotes khaonanensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudocalotes
Species:
P. khaonanensis
Binomial name
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis
Chan-ard, Cota, Makchai, and Lhaotaew, 2008
Khao Nan National Park in Thailand
Khao Nan National Park in Thailand
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis is only known from Khao Nan National Park in southern Thailand

References

  1. Cota, M. (2018). "Pseudocalotes khaonanensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104651572A104651577. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104651572A104651577.en. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. Pseudocalotes khaonanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 November 2022.


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