Leiolepis reevesii,[2][3] commonly known as Reeves's butterfly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern Asia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Leiolepis |
| Species: | L. reevesii
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| Binomial name | |
| Leiolepis reevesii (Gray, 1831)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.[4]
Geographic range
editL. reevesii is found in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Leiolepis reevesii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Leiolepis reevesii ". Ubio. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Leiolepis reevesii ". ADW. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leiolepis reevesii, p. 218).
- ^ "Leiolepis reevesii in Khao Yai National Park, Thailand". Thai National Parks. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
External links
edit- Flickr photo by Michael Cota, taken in Khao Yai National Park - Thailand
- Flickr photo by Thomas Calame
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