Trapelus

Trapelus
Trapelus sanguinolentus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Agaminae
Genus:	Trapelus Cuvier, 1817
Species
13, see text.

Trapelus is a genus of Middle Eastern agamid lizards, which contains 13 species.^[1]

Species[]

Listed alphabetically, the species are:^[1][2]

• Trapelus agilis (Olivier, 1807) – brilliant ground agama
• Trapelus agnetae (F. Werner, 1929)
• Trapelus boehmei Wagner, , Wilms & Schmitz, 2011
• Trapelus flavimaculatus Rüppell, 1835 – yellow-spotted agama
• Trapelus megalonyx Günther, 1864 – Afghan ground agama
• Trapelus mutabilis (Merrem, 1820) – Egyptian agama, desert agama
• Trapelus persicus (Blanford, 1881) – Olivier's agama, Baluch ground agama
• Trapelus rubrigularis (Blanford, 1875) – red-throated agama
• Trapelus ruderatus (Olivier, 1804) – Olivier's agama, Baluch ground agama
• Trapelus sanguinolentus (Pallas, 1814) – steppe agama
• Trapelus savignii (A.M.C. Dumeril & Bibron, 1837) – Savigny's agama
• Trapelus schmitzi Wagner & Böhme, 2006 – Schmitz's agama
• Trapelus tournevillei (Lataste, 1880) – Erg agama, Sahara agama

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Trapelus.

References[]

Further reading[]

• Cuvier G (1817). Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Tome II, contenant les reptiles, les poissons, les mollusques et les annélides. Paris: Déterville. xviii + 532 pp. (Trapelus, new genus, p. 35). (in French).

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