Leiolepis belliana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Leiolepidinae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species: Leiolepis belliana
Subspecies (2): L. b. belliana – L. b. ocellata

Name

Leiolepis belliana (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)

Holotype: unknown.

Type locality: “Penang”.

Combinations

Uromastyx belliana Hardwicke & Gray, 1827: 220 [original combination]

References

Primary references

Hardwicke, Thomas & Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. The Zoological Journal 3: 213–229. BHL

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Leiolepis belliana. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 15 March 2019.
Leiolepis belliana – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

English: Common Butterfly Lizard
magyar: Lepkeagáma
ລາວ: ແຍ້
Nederlands: Vlinderagame
русский: Агама-бабочка
ไทย: แย้เส้น
Tiếng Việt: Nhông cát benly