Aphaniotis fusca Peters, 1864

Chan, Kin Onn, Muin, Mohd Abdul, Anuar, Shahrul, Andam, Joel, Razak, Norazlinda & Aziz, Mohd Azizol, 2019, First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1055-1069 : 1064

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.6.1055

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5479878

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CD3D45-831D-FFC9-BBC8-F812FB51AEDE

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scientific name

Aphaniotis fusca Peters, 1864
status

 

Aphaniotis fusca Peters, 1864

Materials examined. Seroja Camp (04°39.415′N, 101° 16.333′E), 5 July 2019 (GKR020).

Identification. Body long, slender, laterally compressed; no epidermal spines on head; tympanum covered with scales; oral mucosa and iris blue; dorsal scales small; low crest of scales from nape to base of tail; body coloration brown without distinct markings. These characters are in agreement with Grismer (2011).

Remarks. Only one individual was found on a tree trunk, 1 m above ground, far from water.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Agamidae

Genus

Aphaniotis

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