Leiolepis glaurung

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Leiolepidinae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species: Leiolepis glaurung

Name

Leiolepis glaurung Wanchai, Rujirawan, Murdoch, Aksornneam, Promnun, Kaatz, Gregory, Nguyen, van Iderstein, Quah, Grismer, Grismer & Aowphol, 2024: 306

• Holotype: THNHM 30909, adult ♂, collected by Pratyaporn Wanchai, Anchalee Aowphol, Attapol Rujirawan, Akrachai Aksornneam, Jesse L. Grismer, L. Lee Grismer, Evan S. H. Quah, and Matthew L. Murdoch on 20 March 2023.
• Type locality: “just northeast of Wat Phu Noi in Kaeng Kheng Subdistrict, Kut Khaopun District, Ubon Ratchathani Province, Thailand (15°48'10.7"N, 105°09'24.9"E)”.

References

Primary references

• Wanchai, P., Rujirawan, A., Murdoch, M.L., Aksornneam, A., Promnun, P., Kaatz, A., Gregory, J.J., Nguyen, E., van Iderstein, W., Quah, E.S.H., Grismer, L.L., Grismer, J.L. & Aowphol, A. 2024. The description of the first rock-dwelling species of butterfly lizard Leiolepis Cuvier, 1829 (Squamata, Agamidae) from the Khorat Plateau in northeastern Thailand. ZooKeys 1210: 299–324. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1210.127557 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Khorat Plateau Butterfly Lizard