Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update:
August 28th, 2024.




 



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Genus
Leiolepis

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Butterfly Agamas, Butterfly Lizards, Butterfly Runners, Granular-scaled Agamas, Smooth-scaled Agamas
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Schmetterlingsagamen
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Sommerfugleagamer
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1829 |  |
Leiolepis Cuvier (type species: Leiolepis guttatus Cuvier 1829) |
1846 |  |
Liolepis Agassiz [substitute name for Leiolepis Cuvier 1829] |
Contents:
11 species, of which 5 (45.5%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks:
Böhme (1982) and Moody (1980) separated the genera
Uromastyx and
Leiolepis from the family
Agamidae and revalidated the family name Uromastycidae for that purpose.
Borsuk-Bialynicka & Moody (1984) reduced this group to subfamily status within the
Agamidae.
However, some authors assign Leiolepis to a separate family, Leiolepidae
(e.g., Das 2010).
Distribution:
SE. Asia.
Reported from:
Cambodia,
China
(Guangdong,
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Macau),
Indonesia
(Bangka),
Laos,
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Myanmar,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Leiolepis belliana

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Common Butterfly Agama, Beauty Butterfly Agama, Small-scaled Lizard, (Bell's Butterfly Agama)
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Pracht-Schmetterlingsagame
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Almindelig Sommerfugleagam
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1827 |  |
Uromastyx belliana Gray |
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Liolepis belliana Ridley 1889 |
1831 |  |
Uromastyx bellii Gray [substitute name for Uromastyx belliana Gray] (Wermuth 1967) |

Remarks:
Previously included guttata and ocellata.
Introduced to:
USA
(Florida).
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Indonesia
(Bangka),
Malaysia
(West Malaysia
[incl.
Langkawi Archipelago,
Seribuat Archipelago
(incl.
Tioman)]),
Thailand.
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Leiolepis belliana
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Leiolepis boehmei

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Songkhla Butterfly Agama, (Böhme's Butterfly Agama)
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Böhmes Schmetterlingsagame
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Songkhla-sommerfugleagam
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1993 |  |
Leiolepis boehmei Darevsky & Kupriyanova |

Distribution:
Thailand.
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Leiolepis glaurung

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Isan Butterfly Agama, Khorat Plateau Butterfly Agama
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Isan-Schmetterlingsagame
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Isan-sommerfugleagam
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2024 |  |
Leiolepis glaurung Wanchai, Rujirawan, Murdoch, Aksornneam, Promnun, Kaatz, Gregory, Nguyen, Iderstein, Quah, Grismer, Grismer & Aowphol |

Distribution:
Thailand.
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Leiolepis guentherpetersi

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Binh Tri Thien Butterfly Agama, (Peters' Butterfly Agama, Günther's Butterfly Agama)
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Peters Schmetterlingsagame
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Binh Tri Thien-sommerfugleagam
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1993 |  |
Leiolepis guentherpetersi Darevsky & Kupriyanova |

Remarks:
An all-female, parthenogenetic species (Nguyen, Ho & Nguyen 2009).
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Leiolepis guttata

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Spotted Butterfly Agama
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Gefleckte Schmetterlingsagame, Vietnamesische Schmetterlingsagame
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Prikket Sommerfugleagam
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1829 |  |
Leiolepis guttatus Cuvier |
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Leiolepis belliana guttata Smith 1935 |
1921 |  |
Liolepis belliana var. annamensis Smith (Wermuth 1967) |

Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Leiolepis ngovantrii

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Phuoc Buu Butterfly Agama, (Ngo Van Tri's Butterfly Agama)
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Phuoc Buu-Schmetterlingsagame
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Phuoc Buu-sommerfugleagam
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2010 |  |
Leiolepis ngovantrii Grismer & Grismer |

Remarks:
An all-female, parthenogenetic species (Grismer & Grismer 2010).
Distribution:
Vietnam.
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Leiolepis ocellata

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Eyed Butterfly Agama
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Augenfleck-Schmetterlingsagame
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Plettet Sommerfugleagam
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1971 |  |
Leiolepis belliana ocellata Peters |
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Leiolepis ocellata Pauwels & Chimsunchart 2007 |

Distribution:
Myanmar,
Thailand.
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Leiolepis peguensis

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Pegu Butterfly Agama
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Pegu-Schmetterlingsagame, Burma-Schmetterlingsagame
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Burmesisk Sommerfugleagam
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1971 |  |
Leiolepis peguensis Peters |

Distribution:
Myanmar,
Thailand.
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Leiolepis reevesii

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Eastern Butterfly Agama, Northern Butterfly Agama, (Reeve's Butterfly Agama)
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Reeves Schmetterlingsagame
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Østlig Sommerfugleagam
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1831 |  |
Uromastyx revesii [error typhographicus] Gray |
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Leiolepis reevesii Gray 1845 |
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Leiolepis belliana reevesii Mertens 1961 |

Remarks:
Previously included rubritaeniata.
Distribution:
China
(Guangdong
[incl.
Nan Ao Island],
Guangxi,
Hainan,
Macau),
Vietnam.
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Leiolepis rubritaeniata

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Red-banded Butterfly Agama, Thai Butterfly Agama
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Thai-Schmetterlingsagame
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Rødbåndet Sommerfugleagam
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1961 |  |
Leiolepis belliana rubritaeniata Mertens |
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Leiolepis reevesii rubritaeniata Peters 1971 |
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Leiolepis rubritaeniata Stuart 1999 |

Remarks:
Stuart (1999), Böhme (2010) and Das (2010) treated rubritaeniata as a separate species, but without discussion.
David & Ineich (2009) retained it as a subspecies of reevesii.
Hartmann, Sothanin, Handschuh & Böhme (2012) presented support for the recognition of rubritaeniata as a separate species.
Distribution:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Thailand,
Vietnam.
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Leiolepis rubritaeniata
© Rune Midtgaard
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Leiolepis triploida

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Malayan Butterfly Agama, Triploid Butterfly Agama
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Malaiische Schmetterlingsagame
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Malaysisk Sommerfugleagam
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1971 |  |
Leiolepis triploida Peters |

Remarks:
An all-female, parthenogenetic species (Grismer 2011).
Distribution:
Malaysia
(West Malaysia),
Thailand.
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