Ngo Van Tri’s Lady Butterfly Lizard
Leiolepis ngovantrii
- Vulnerable
- Card rarity: Rare
- Reptiles
Leiolepis ngovantrii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is all-female, reproducing clonally. The species is named after Vietnamese herpetologist Ngo Van Tri of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, and is believed to be closely related to two other Vietnamese lizard species, Leiolepis guttata and Leiolepis guentherpetersi. This species is one of four unisexual Leiolepis species. However, the genus Leiolepis also has five bisexual species. This unisexuality is possibly due to mutation and hybridization.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Leiolepis