Paralaudakia

Paralaudakia is a genus of lizards, commonly known as Asian rock agamas, which are endemic to Eurasia.

Paralaudakia
Paralaudakia caucasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Agaminae
Genus:	Paralaudakia Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Böhme, 2012
Synonyms
Agama Laudakia Stellio

Taxonomy

All of the species of the genus Paralaudakia are sometimes included in the genus Laudakia, sensu lato. For African agamas see the genera Agama and Acanthocercus.

Species

Listed alphabetically by specific name.^[1]

• Paralaudakia badakhshana (S. Anderson & Leviton, 1969) – Badakhshana rock agama
• Paralaudakia bochariensis (Nikolsky, 1897)
• Paralaudakia caucasia (Eichwald, 1831) – Caucasian agama
• Paralaudakia erythrogaster (Nikolsky, 1896) – redbelly rock agama
• Paralaudakia himalayana (Steindachner, 1867) – Himalayan agama
• Paralaudakia lehmanni (Nikolsky, 1896) – Turkestan agama
• Paralaudakia microlepis (Blanford, 1874) – small-scaled agama
• Paralaudakia stoliczkana (Blanford, 1875) – Mongolian rock agama

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Paralaudakia.