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Coryphophylax subcristatus

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Coryphophylax subcristatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Coryphophylax
Species:
C. subcristatus
Binomial name
Coryphophylax subcristatus
(Blyth, 1861)
Synonyms

Gonyocephalus subcristatus Blyth 1861
Coryphophylax maximiliani Fitzinger (in Steindachner) 1867
Tiaris humei Stolickzka 1873

Coryphophylax subcristatus, the short-crested bay island forest lizard, is an agamid lizard found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It does not occur south of 7° 11' 58.94" N (as of Aug 2004).

References

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  • Blyth, E. 1860 J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 29: 23.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
  • Krishnan, S. 2005. PHYLOGENETIC STATUS AND SYSTEMATICS OF THE AGAMID CORYPHOPHYLAX BLYTH, 1861 (REPTILIA: SQUAMATA). unpublished Masters Thesis - University of Texas at Arlington.
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