Pelturagonia spiniceps (SMITH, 1925)

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Higher Taxa	Agamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sarawak Eyebrow Lizard
Synonym	Phoxophrys spiniceps SMITH 1925: 7 Phoxophrys spiniceps — INGER 1960: 224 Phoxophrys spiniceps — WERMUTH 1967: 75 Phoxophrys spiniceps — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 197 Phoxophrys spiniceps — DAS & YAAKOB 2007 Phoxophrys spiniceps — MANTHEY 2010 Pelturagonia spiniceps — HARVEY et al. 2019
Distribution	Indonesia (Borneo, Sarawak), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak) Type locality: Mount Murud (elevation 6000 feet), Borneo
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Type: BMNH 1946.8.27.45 (and possibly additional specimens).
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Etymology	Named after Latin “spina” = thorn, backbone, and Latin caput, -ceps = head, for the spines on the head of the species.
References	Das , I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo Das, I. & Yaakob, N. 2007. Status of knowledge of the Malaysian herpetofauna. In Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. in: L. S. L. Chua, L. G. Kirton & L. G. Saw (eds.), Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, pp. 31-81 Harvey, Michael B., Larson, Thorton R., Jacobs, Justin L., Shaney, Kyle, Streicher, Jeffrey W., Hamidy, Amir, Kurniawan, Nia & Smit, Eric N. 2019. Phoxophrys After 60 Years: Review of Morphology, Phylogeny, Status of Pelturagonia, and a New Species from Southeastern Kalimantan. Herpetological Monographs 33 (1): 71-107 - get paper here Inger, R. F. 1960. A review of the agamid lizards of the genus Phoxophrys HUBRECHT. Copeia 1960 (3): 221 -225. - get paper here Manthey U 2010. Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia. Draconinae 2 -Leiolepidinae. Edition Chimaira, Terralog 7b, Frankfurt, 168 pp. Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. (ISBN 3-931587-12-6) - get paper here Smith, M.A. 1925. On a collection of reptiles and amphibians from Mt. Murud, Borneo. Sarawak Mus. J., Kuching, 8: 5-14. - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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