Pseudocalotes viserion

Pseudocalotes viserion
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudocalotes
Species:
P. viserion
Binomial name
Pseudocalotes viserion
Grismer, Quah, Wood, Anuar, Muin, Davis, Murdoch, Grismer, Cota, & Cobos, 2016

Pseudocalotes viserion, or Viserion's false garden lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found in the Genting Highlands of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

In 2016, three new species of Pseudocalotes were described from the sky islands of the Titiwangsa Mountains in Malaysia. The three species consist of Pseudocalotes drogon, Pseudocalotes viserion, and Pseudocalotes rhaegal. They are named after the three dragons of Daenerys Targaryen from George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, with each species bearing similar colours to their namesake dragon.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Grismer, L.; Quah, E. (2018). "Pseudocalotes viserion". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T99941846A99941851. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99941846A99941851.en. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Pseudocalotes viserion at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Grismer, L. Lee; Quah, Evan S. H.; Wood, Perry L. Jr.; Anuar, Shahrul; Muin, Abdul; Davis, Hayden R.; Murdoch, Matthew L.; Grismer, Jesse L.; Cota, Michael; Cobos, Anthony J. (2016-07-07). "Dragons in the mist: three new species of Pseudocalotes Fitzinger (Squamata: Agamidae) from the sky island archipelago of Peninsular Malaysia". Zootaxa. 4136 (3). doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4136.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334.


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