Leiolepis triploida

Leiolepis triploida, also known as the Thai butterfly lizard or Malaysian butterfly lizard, is a species of agamid lizard that is all-female (parthenogenetic). It is found in Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.[1][2]

Leiolepis triploida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species:
L. triploida
Binomial name
Leiolepis triploida
Peters 1971: 123
Synonyms

Leiolepis triploida - Peters 1971: 123
Leiolepis triploida - Manthey & Grossmann 1997: 286
Leiolepis triploida - Chan-Ard et al. 1999: 134
Leiolepis triploida - Grismer 2011

Description

Leiolepis triploida measure 99–137 mm (3.9–5.4 in) in snout–vent length. It is a triploid species and reproduces asexually. Its likely maternal ancestor is Leiolepis boehmei, an asexual but diploid species; the two are morphologically similar but L. triploida is larger.[2]

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