Otocryptis

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Otocryptis
File:Otocryptis wiegmanni.jpg
Otocryptis wiegmanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Otocryptis
Wagler, 1830
Type species
Otocryptis wiegmanni
Wagler, 1830

Otocryptis is a genus of agamid lizards from the Indian subcontinent.[1] It is the sister group for the clade formed by Sitana and Sarada. The divergence is estimated to have occurred about 12 million years ago.[2] Otocryptis are terrestrial lizards that can use bipedal locomotion.[2]

Species

There are two species:[1]

Image Scientific Name Common Name Distribution
File:Otocryptis nigristimata.jpg Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir and Silva, 2005 Black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizard Sri Lanka
File:Otocryptis wiegmanni 113163209.jpg Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 Wiegmann's agama Sri Lanka

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Otocryptis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Deepak, V.; Giri, Varad B.; Asif, M.; Dutta, S.K.; Vyas, R.; Zambre, Amod M.; Bhosale, Harshal; Karanth, K. Praveen (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with the description of one new genus and five new species". Contributions to Zoology. 85 (1): 67–111. doi:10.1163/18759866-08501004.
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