Pelturagonia

Pelturagonia is a genus of lizards within the family Agamidae. The species are distributed in Sumatra and Borneo.^[1] All species were previously listed under the genus Phoxophrys.

Pelturagonia
P. nigrilabris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Draconinae
Genus:	Pelturagonia Harvey, Larson, Jacobs, Shaney, Streicher, Hamidy, Kurniawan, & Smith, 2019
Diversity
Five species (see text)

Description

The genus Pelturagonia closely resembles the genus Japalura but differs in a number of characters, for example by the absence of a dorsal crest, and by having a relatively shorter and deeper head. Male Pelturagonia have a tail that is swollen basally and is flattened above, whereas females have a cylindrical tail.^[2]

Species

The genus Pelturagonia contains the following five species which are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• Pelturagonia anolophium Harvey, Larson, Jacobs, Shaney, Streicher, Hamidy, Kurniawan, & Smith, 2019
• Pelturagonia borneensis Inger, 1960 - Sabah eyebrow lizard
• Pelturagonia cephalum (Mocquard, 1890) - Mocquard's eyebrow lizard
• Pelturagonia nigrilabris (W. Peters, 1864) - Blacklipped eyebrow lizard
• Pelturagonia spiniceps M.A. Smith, 1925 - Sarawak eyebrow lizard

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