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Pseudotrapelus aqabensis

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Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudotrapelus
Species:
P. aqabensis
Binomial name
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva, & Disi, 2012
Synonyms
  • Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
    Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012
  • Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
    — Meiri et al., 2019
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis from Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Pseudotrapelus aqabensis, known as Aqaba agama, is a species of agama native to southern Jordan, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, and potentially northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Etymology

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The binomial name, aqabensis, is named after the location in which the holotype was found, Aqaba.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Melnikov D., R. Nazarov, N. Ananjeva, Ahmad Disi, 2012: A New Species of Pseudotrapelus (Agamidae, Sauria) from Aqaba, Southern Jordan. Russian journal of Herpetology, 19(2): 143–154.
  2. ^ Research Collections of the Zoological Institute RAS — Reptiles (Reptilia). https://www.zin.ru/collections/Reptilia/specimen_en.html?Catalog_UID=1276825340843898