Pseudocalotes floweri
StatusVU
Status systemIUCN3.1
GenusPseudocalotes
Speciesfloweri
Authority(Boulenger, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Calotes floweri
    Boulenger, 1912
  • Pseudocalotes floweri
    — Moody, 1980

Pseudocalotes floweri, also commonly known as Flower's forest agamid, Flower's long-headed lizard, and the Thai false bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, floweri, is in honor of British zoologist Stanley Smyth Flower.[1]

Geographic range

P. floweri is found in Cambodia, southeastern Thailand, and central Vietnam.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. floweri is forest, at altitudes of 862–1,000 m (2,828–3,281 ft).[3]

Description

P. floweri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5 cm (3.7 in), and a tail length of 17.5 cm (6.9 in).[4]

Behavior

P. floweri is arboreal.[3]

Reproduction

P. floweri is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ (Pseudocalotes floweri, p. 91)
  2. ^
  3. ^ Cota M; Neang T; Phimmachak S; Sumontha M; Stuart B (2018). "Pseudocalotes floweri". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104650520A104650706.en. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. ^ Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers) (Calotes floweri, pp. 186–187)

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1912). A Vertebrate Fauna of the Malay Peninsula from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore including the Adjacent Islands. Reptilia and Batrachia. London, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore: Government of the Federated Malay States. (Taylor & Francis, printers) (Calotes floweri, new species, p. 70)
  • 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.
  • Moody SM (1980). Phylogenetic and historical biogeographic relationships of the genera in the Family Agamidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia) (dissertation). Ann Arbor Michigan: University of Michigan. (Pseudocalotes floweri, new combination)
  • Nguyen VS; Ho TC; Nguyen QT (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. ISBN 978-3899734621.