Pseudotrapelus aqabensis

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Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
Scientific classification File:OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudotrapelus
Species:
P. aqabensis
Binomial name
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva, & Disi, 2012
Synonyms
  • Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
    Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012
  • Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
    — Meiri et al., 2019
File:Pseudotrapelus aqabensis.jpg
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Pseudotrapelus aqabensis, known as Aqaba agama, is a species of agama native to southern Jordan, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, and potentially northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Etymology

The binomial name, aqabensis, is named after the location in which the holotype was found, Aqaba.[1][2]

References

  1. Melnikov D., R. Nazarov, N. Ananjeva, Ahmad Disi, 2012: A New Species of Pseudotrapelus (Agamidae, Sauria) from Aqaba, Southern Jordan. Russian journal of Herpetology, 19(2): 143–154.
  2. Research Collections of the Zoological Institute RAS — Reptiles (Reptilia). https://www.zin.ru/collections/Reptilia/specimen_en.html?Catalog_UID=1276825340843898