Leiolepis reevesii

Leiolepis reevesii,^[2][3] commonly known as Reeves's butterfly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to south-eastern Asia.

Reeves' Butterfly Lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Leiolepis
Species:	L. reevesii
Binomial name
Leiolepis reevesii (Gray, 1831)
Synonyms[1]
Uromastyx Reveesii Gray, 1831 Leiolepis Reveesii — Gray, 1845 Leiolepis reevesii — Theobald, 1868 Leiolepis belliana reevesii — Mertens, 1961 Leiolepis reevesii — Cox et al., 1998 Leiolepis reevesii — Chan-ard et al., 1999 Leiolepis reevesii — Sang et al., 2009 Leiolepis reevesii — Hartmann et al., 2012

Etymology

The specific name, reevesii, is in honor of English naturalist John Reeves.^[4]

Geographic range

L. reevesii is found in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.^[1][5]