| Otocryptis | |
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| Otocryptis wiegmanni | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Otocryptis Wagler, 1830 |
| Type species | |
| Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 | |
Otocryptis is a genus of agamid lizards from the Indian subcontinent. It is the sister group for the clade formed by Sitana and Sarada. The divergence is estimated to have occurred about 12 million years ago.
Otocryptis are terrestrial lizards that can use bipedal locomotion.
Species
There are two species:
| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir and Silva, 2005 | Black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizard | Sri Lanka |
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Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 | Wiegmann's agama | Sri Lanka |
References
- ^ Otocryptis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 17 September 2016.
- ^ Deepak, V.; Giri, Varad B.; Asif, M.; Dutta, S.K.; Vyas, R.; Zambre, Amod M.; Bhosale, Harshal; Karanth, K. Praveen (2016). "Systematics and phylogeny of Sitana (Reptilia: Agamidae) of Peninsular India, with the description of one new genus and five new species". Contributions to Zoology. 85 (1): 67–111. doi:10.1163/18759866-08501004.
Media related to Otocryptis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Otocryptis at Wikispecies
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