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Calotes htunwini

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Calotes htunwini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species:
C. htunwini
Binomial name
Calotes htunwini
Zug & Vindum, 2006

Calotes htunwini is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to Myanmar.[1]

Etymology

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The specific name, htunwini, is in honor of Myanma herpetologist Htun Win.[3]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitats of C. htunwini are forest and shrubland.[1]

Description

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C. htunwini has an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in).[2]

Reproduction

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C. htunwini is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Lwin, K.; Wogan, G. (2018). "Calotes htunwini ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T104635082A104635093. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104635082A104635093.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Calotes htunwini at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Calotes htunwini, p. 127).

Further reading

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  • Zug GR, Brown HHK, Schulte JA II, Vindum JV (2006). "Systematics of the Garden Lizards, Calotes versicolor Group (Reptilia, Squamata, Agamidae), in Myanmar: Central Dry Zone Populations". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 57 (2): 35–68. (Calotes htunwini Zug & Vindum, new species, pp. 50–54, Figures 6–8).