Pseudocalotes khaonanensis | |
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Scientific 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 | |
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis is only known from Khao Nan National Park in southern Thailand |
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.
References
- 1 2 3 4 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.
- 1 2 3 Pseudocalotes khaonanensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 November 2022.
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