Systematics and distribution of the genus Paralaudakia Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva and Böhme, 2012 (Sauria, Agamidae): A review: Systematics and distribution of the genus Paralaudakia

Hamidreza  Azhar; Ahmad  Gharzi; Khosrow  Chehri; Rasoul Karamiani

doi:10.5281/zenodo.14635234

Authors

Hamidreza Azhar Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6230-431X
Ahmad Gharzi Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran https://orcid.org/0009-0002-5277-5855
Khosrow Chehri Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1352-9002
Rasoul Karamiani Razi University https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3654-6318

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14635234

Keywords:

Paralaudakia, Agamidae, distribution range

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to assess the genus Paralaudakia. Baig et al., 2012 based on 54 morphological characteristics divided genus Laudakia into three different genera: Laudakia Gray, 1845; Stellagama Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva and Böhme, 2012; and Paralaudakia Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva and Böhme, 2012. The genus Paralaudakia inhabits the mountainous rock settings. Its range include eight recognized species and ranges from Greece and the delta of the Nile on the west, through Central Asia and the Middle East, to the northeastern Gobi Altai and the Brahmaputra River on the east. The Caucasian rock agama consists of eight species P. caucasia (Eichwald, 1831), P. erythrogaster (Nikolsky, 1896), P. badakshana (Anderson & Leviton, 1969), P.bochariensis (Nikolsky, 1897), P. himalayana (Steindachner, 1867), P. lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896), P. microlepis (Blanford, 1874), and P. stoliczkana (Blanford 1875).

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