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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 29th, 2023.


Taxonomy of the family Agamidae
Bibliography of the genus Pseudotrapelus
Biodiversity of the family Agamidae








Genus
Pseudotrapelus

Afro-Arabian Desert Agamas

Afro-Arabische Wüstenagamen

Afro-arabiske Ørkenagamer

1843 Pseudotrapelus Fitzinger (type species: Agama sinaita Heyden 1827)
1845 Isodactylus Gray (type species: Agama sinaita Heyden 1827; syn. Wermuth 1967)
Contents: 7 species, of which 3 (42.9%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously included in the genus Agama (e.g., Wermuth 1967).
Distribution: Egypt (incl. Sinai), Eritrea, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Oman (incl. Masirah), Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen.

Pseudotrapelus aqabensis

Aqaba Desert Agama, Aqaba Agama

Aqaba-Wüstenagame

Aqaba-ørkenagam

2012 Pseudotrapelus aqabensis Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi

Distribution: Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia.


Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
© Henrik Bringsøe

Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii

North East African Desert Agama, (Chlodnicki's Agama)

Nordostafrikanische Wüstenagame

Nordøstafrikansk Ørkenagam

2015 Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii Melnikov, Smielowski, Melnikova, Nazarov & Ananjeva

Distribution: Egypt (incl. Sinai), Eritrea, Libya, Sudan, Syria.


Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis

Dhofar Desert Agama

Dhofar-Wüstenagame

Dhofar-ørkenagam

2012 Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis Melnikov & Pierson

Distribution: Oman.


Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi

East Arabian Desert Agama

Östarabische Wüstenagame

Østarabisk Ørkenagam

2013 Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss

Distribution: Oman, United Arab Emirates.


Pseudotrapelus neumanni

Yemen Desert Agama

Jemenitische Wüstenagame

Yemenitisk Ørkenagam

1905 Agama neumanni Tornier
Pseudotrapelus neumanni Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi 2012

Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of sinaitus (e.g., Arnold 1980). Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi (2012); Melnikov & Pierson (2012); and Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss (2013) provisionally treated neumanni as a separate species. A formal revalidation and redescription is in preparation, according to the latter authors.
Distribution: Yemen.


Pseudotrapelus sinaitus

Sinai Desert Agama, Sinai Agama

Sinai-Wüstenagame

Sinai-ørkenagam

1827 Agama sinaita Heyden
Podorrhoa sinaita Fitzinger 1843
Trapelus sinaitus Gray 1845
Agama mutabilis sinaita Wettstein & Löffler 1951
Pseudotrapelus sinaitus Moody 1981
1827 Agama arenaria Heyden (Schleich, Kästle & Kabisch 1996)
1845 Agama sinaitica Rüppell [substitute name for Agama sinaita Heyden 1827] (Arnold 1986)
2002 Pseudotrapelus sinaitus werneri Moravec

Remarks: Previously included neumanni, as well as the populations now assigned to aqabensis, chlodnickii, dhofarensis, and jensvindumi.
Distribution: Egypt (Sinai), Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Syria.


Pseudotrapelus tuwaiqensis

Tuwaiq Desert Agama, Tuwaiq Agama

Tuwaiq-Wüstenagame

Tuwaiq-ørkenagam

2023 Pseudotrapelus tuwaiqensis Tamar, Uvizl, Shobrak, Almutairi, Busais, Salim, AlGethami, AlGethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Chirio, Carranza & Smid

Distribution: Saudi Arabia.