Lophocalotes achlios

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Lophocalotes
Species: Lophocalotes achlios

Name

Lophocalotes achlios Harvey, Scrivani Shaney, Hamidy, Kurniawan & Smith, 2018: 79

• Holotype: MZB 14038, adult ♂, collected by M.B. Harvey, E. Wostl, G.C. Sarker, and P. Thammachoti on 16 July 2015.
• Type locality: “along the main trail up Gunung Kaba, Kabupaten Rejang Lebong, Provinsi Bengkulu, Sumatera, Indonesia, 3.50757°S, 102.62927°E, 1818 m above sea level (a.s.l.)”.

References

Primary references

• Harvey, M.B., Scrivani J., Shaney, K., Hamidy, A., Kurniawan, N. & Smith, E.N. 2018. Sumatra’s Endemic Crested Dragons (Agamidae: Lophocalotes): A New Species from the Bukit Barisan Range, Comments on Lophocalotes ludekingi, and Ecology. Herpetologica 74(1): 73–88. DOI: 10.1655/Herpetologica-D-17-00022.1 ; ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2026. Lophocalotes achlios. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 20 April 2023.

Vernacular names

• English: White-throated Crested Dragon