Leiolepis reevesii
| Reeves' Butterfly Lizard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Leiolepis |
| Species: | L. reevesii |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiolepis reevesii (Gray, 1831) | |
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Leiolepis reevesii,[3][4] commonly known as Reeves's butterfly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.[5]
Geographic range
L. reevesii is found in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.[2][6]
References
- ↑ Wang, Lijun; Eugeny Golynsky (Russian Academy of Science); Xiang Ji (Nanjing Normal University); Ngoc Sang Nguyen (Institute of Tropical Biology, Ho Chi Minh City); Milto, Konstantin; Truong Quang Nguyen (Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Viet Nam) (2017-05-26). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Leiolepis reevesii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-12-19.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 "Leiolepis reevesii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Leiolepis reevesii ". Ubio. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ "Leiolepis reevesii ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiolepis reevesii, p. 218).
- ↑ "Leiolepis reevesii in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
External links
- Flickr photo by Michael Cota, taken in Khao Yai National Park - Thailand
- Flickr photo by Thomas Calame