Pseudocalotes viserion, or Viserion's false garden lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found in the Genting Highlands of Pahang, Peninsular Malaysia.[2]
| Pseudocalotes viserion | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocalotes |
| Species: | P. viserion |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocalotes viserion | |
Etymology
editIn 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
edit- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pseudocalotes viserion at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
- ↑ 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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