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.^[2][3]

Leiolepis triploida
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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.^[3]