Pseudocalotes dringi

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Pseudocalotes dringi, also known commonly as Dring's false bloodsucker and Dring's false garden lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.[2]

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
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Pseudocalotes dringi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Pseudocalotes
Species:
P. dringi
Binomial name
Pseudocalotes dringi
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Etymology

The specific name, dringi, is in honor of British herpetologist Julian Christopher Mark Dring.[3]

Geographic range

P. dringi is found in Peninsular Malaysia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. dringi are forest and shrubland, at an altitude of 1,500 m (4,920 ft).

Behavior

P. dringi is diurnal and arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

P. dringi is oviparous.[2]

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