Pseudocalotes
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Pseudocalotes was disassociated from Calotes
by Moody (1980). Pseudocalotes is distinguished from Calotes
in having weak limbs as may be noted in some of the species names brevipes. It is distinguished from the C. versicolor
group in having mixed orientation of dorsal scales, and lacking spines on the head. It is distinguished from Bronchocela
in lacking a cheek skin fold
, and in having short weak limbs. They do not have any enlarged compressed set of scales behind the orbit.Pseudocalotes does not occur west of Sumatra
and might occur in the Isthmus of Kra and Myanmar
. A specimen was reported from N.E. India
in the past though never verified.
the Sundaland
group
Calotes
Calotes is a lizard genus in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae, containing 24 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others as as garden lizards...
by Moody (1980). Pseudocalotes is distinguished from Calotes
Calotes
Calotes is a lizard genus in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae, containing 24 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as "bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others as as garden lizards...
in having weak limbs as may be noted in some of the species names brevipes. It is distinguished from the C. versicolor
Calotes versicolor
The Oriental Garden Lizard, Eastern Garden Lizard or Changeable Lizard is an agamid lizard found widely distributed in Asia. It has also been introduced in many other parts of the world...
group in having mixed orientation of dorsal scales, and lacking spines on the head. It is distinguished from Bronchocela
Bronchocela
-Classification of genus Bronchocela:*Bronchocela cristatella*Bronchocela danieli*Bronchocela hayeki*Bronchocela jubata*Bronchocela marmorata*Bronchocela smaragdina...
in lacking a cheek skin fold
Skin fold
Skin folds are areas of skin where it folds. Many skin folds are distinct, heritable anatomical features, and may be used for identification of animal species, while others are non-specific and may be produced either by individual development of an organism or by arbitrary application of force to...
, and in having short weak limbs. They do not have any enlarged compressed set of scales behind the orbit.Pseudocalotes does not occur west of Sumatra
Sumatra
Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
and might occur in the Isthmus of Kra and Myanmar
Myanmar
Burma , officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar , is a country in Southeast Asia. Burma is bordered by China on the northeast, Laos on the east, Thailand on the southeast, Bangladesh on the west, India on the northwest, the Bay of Bengal to the southwest, and the Andaman Sea on the south....
. A specimen was reported from N.E. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in the past though never verified.
Classification of genus Pseudocalotes
the Indochinese group- Pseudocalotes austeniana (Smith, 1935)
- Pseudocalotes brevipes (WernerFranz WernerFranz Werner was an Austrian zoologist and explorer. Specializing as a herpetologist and entomologist, Werner described numerous species and other taxa of frogs, snakes, insects, and other organisms....
, 1904) northern VietnamVietnamVietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –... - Pseudocalotes floweri (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1912) eastern ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
and CambodiaCambodiaCambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia... - Pseudocalotes kakhienensis (Anderson, 1879)
- Pseudocalotes khaonanensisPseudocalotes khaonanensisPseudocalotes kahonanensis is the largest agamid lizard in the genus Pseudocalotes. Endemic to Thailand, it is found only in the Khao Nan mountain range in , located in the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province of Southern Thailand...
Chan-ard, Cota, Makchai and Laoteow, 2008 Nakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si ThammaratNakhon Si Thammarat is a town in southern Thailand, capital of the Nakhon Si Thammarat Province and the Nakhon Si Thammarat district. It is about south of Bangkok, on the east coast of the Malay Peninsula. The city was the administrative center of southern Thailand during most of its history. ...
peninsular Thailand - Pseudocalotes kingdonwardi (Smith, 1935)
- Pseudocalotes microlepis (BoulengerGeorge Albert BoulengerGeorge Albert Boulenger FRS was a Belgian-British zoologist who identified over 2000 new animal species, chiefly fish, reptiles and amphibians.-Life:...
, 1888) northern Tenasserim, Burma, northern and western ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, northern LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
and southern ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture... - Pseudocalotes poilani (Bourret, 1939) southern LaosLaosLaos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...
- Pseudocalotes ziegleri Hallermann, Truong, Orlov and Ananjeva, 2010 Vietnam
- Pseudocalotes sp. nov. northern ThailandThailandThailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
the Sundaland
Sundaland
Sundaland is a biogeographical region of Southeastern Asia which encompasses the areas of the Asian continental shelf that was exposed during the last ice age. It included the Malay Peninsula on the Asian mainland, as well as the large islands of Borneo, Java, and Sumatra and their surrounding...
group
- Pseudocalotes dringi (Hallermann and BöhmeWolfgang BöhmeWolfgang Böhme is an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wolfen. He was the husband of Ute Rührold, but they are now divorced....
, 2000) peninsular Malaysia - Pseudocalotes flavigula (Smith, 1924) peninsular Malaysia
- Pseudocalotes larutensis Hallermann and McGuire, 2001 peninsular Malaysia
- Pseudocalotes saravacensis Inger and Stuebing, 1994 SarawakSarawakSarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
, eastern Malaysia - Pseudocalotes sumatrana (HubrechtAmbrosius HubrechtAmbrosius Arnold Willem Hubrecht was a Dutch zoölogist. He was born in Rotterdam, was educated at the universities of Utrecht, Leyden, Erlangen, and Heidelberg, was Selenka's assistant in zoölogy at Erlangen in 1874, in 1875–1882 was in the Leyden Zoölogical Museum, and in 1882 became professor at...
, 1879) SumatraSumatraSumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the sixth largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 with a population of 50,365,538...
and JavaJavaJava is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... - Pseudocalotes tympanistriga, Lesser Tree Agama (GrayJohn Edward GrayJohn Edward Gray, FRS was a British zoologist. He was the elder brother of George Robert Gray and son of the pharmacologist and botanist Samuel Frederick Gray ....
, 1831) JavaJavaJava is an island of Indonesia. With a population of 135 million , it is the world's most populous island, and one of the most densely populated regions in the world. It is home to 60% of Indonesia's population. The Indonesian capital city, Jakarta, is in west Java...
, IndonesiaIndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...