Pseudocalotes floweri, also commonly known as Flower's forest agamid, Flower's long-headed lizard, and the Thai false bloodsucker, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, floweri, is in honor of British zoologist Stanley Smyth Flower.

Geographic range

P. floweri is found in Cambodia, southeastern Thailand, and central Vietnam.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. floweri is forest, at altitudes of 862–1,000m (2,828–3,281ft).

Description

P. floweri may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9.5cm (3.7in), and a tail length of 17.5cm (6.9in).

Behavior

P. floweri is arboreal.

Reproduction

P. floweri is oviparous.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1912). A Vertebrate Fauna of the Malay Peninsula from the Isthmus of Kra to Singapore including the Adjacent Islands. Reptilia and Batrachia. London, Kuala Lumpur, and Singapore: Government of the Federated Malay States. (Taylor & Francis, printers). (Calotes floweri, new species, p. 70)
  • Hallermann J; Böhme W (2000). "A review of the genus Pseudocalotes (Squamata: Agamidae), with description of a new species from West Malaysia". Amphibia-Reptilia. 21 (2): 193–210.
  • Moody SM (1980). Phylogenetic and historical biogeographic relationships of the genera in the Family Agamidae (Reptilia: Lacertilia) (dissertation). Ann Arbor Michigan: University of Michigan. (Pseudocalotes floweri, new combination)
  • Nguyen VS; Ho TC; Nguyen QT (2009). Herpetofauna of Vietnam. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira / Serpents Tale. ISBN978-3899734621.