Leiolepis triploida

Leiolepis triploida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species:
L. triploida
Binomial name
Leiolepis triploida
Peters 1971: 123
Synonyms

Leiolepis triploida - Peters 1971: 123
Leiolepis triploida - Manthey & Grossmann 1997: 286
Leiolepis triploida - Chan-Ard et al. 1999: 134
Leiolepis triploida - Grismer 2011

Leiolepis triploida, also known as the Thai butterfly lizard or Malaysian butterfly lizard, is a species of agamid lizard that is all-female (parthenogenetic). It is found in Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.[2][3]

Description

Leiolepis triploida measure 99–137 mm (3.9–5.4 in) in snout–vent length. It is a triploid species and reproduces asexually. Its likely maternal ancestor is Leiolepis boehmei, an asexual but diploid species; the two are morphologically similar but L. triploida is larger.[3]

References

  1. ^ Grismer, L. & Quah, E. 2018. Leiolepis triploida. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T99931464A99931467. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99931464/99931467. Downloaded on 20 December 2020.
  2. ^ Leiolepis triploida at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b Grismer, Jesse L.; Grismer, L. Lee [in French] (2010). "Who's your mommy? Identifying maternal ancestors of asexual species of Leiolepis Cuvier, 1829 and the description of a new endemic species of asexual Leiolepis Cuvier, 1829 from Southern Vietnam" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2433: 47–61.


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