Otocryptis
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| Otocryptis | |
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| File:Otocryptis wiegmanni.jpg | |
| Otocryptis wiegmanni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Otocryptis Wagler, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830
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Otocryptis is a genus of agamid lizards from the Indian subcontinent.[1] It is the sister group for the clade formed by Sitana and Sarada. The divergence is estimated to have occurred about 12 million years ago.[2]
Otocryptis are terrestrial lizards that can use bipedal locomotion.[2]
Species
[edit | edit source]There are two species:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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| File:Otocryptis nigristimata.jpg | Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir and Silva, 2005 | Black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizard | Sri Lanka |
| File:Otocryptis wiegmanni 113163209.jpg | Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 | Wiegmann's agama | Sri Lanka |
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Otocryptis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2016.
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- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
- File:Wikispecies-logo.svg Data related to Otocryptis at Wikispecies
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