Pseudotrapelus aqabensis

Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Pseudotrapelus
Species:	P. aqabensis
Binomial name
	Pseudotrapelus aqabensis; Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva, & Disi, 2012
Synonyms
	Pseudotrapelus aqabensis; Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012; Pseudotrapelus aqabensis; — Meiri et al., 2019;

Pseudotrapelus aqabensis, known as Aqaba agama, is a species of agama native to southern Jordan, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, and potentially northwestern Saudi Arabia.

Etymology

The binomial name, aqabensis, is named after the location in which the holotype was found, Aqaba.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Melnikov D., R. Nazarov, N. Ananjeva, Ahmad Disi, 2012: A New Species of Pseudotrapelus (Agamidae, Sauria) from Aqaba, Southern Jordan. Russian journal of Herpetology, 19(2): 143–154.
^ Research Collections of the Zoological Institute RAS — Reptiles (Reptilia). https://www.zin.ru/collections/Reptilia/specimen_en.html?Catalog_UID=1276825340843898

[1] Melnikov D., R. Nazarov, N. Ananjeva, Ahmad Disi, 2012: A New Species of Pseudotrapelus (Agamidae, Sauria) from Aqaba, Southern Jordan. Russian journal of Herpetology, 19(2): 143–154.

[2] Research Collections of the Zoological Institute RAS — Reptiles (Reptilia). https://www.zin.ru/collections/Reptilia/specimen_en.html?Catalog_UID=1276825340843898

[1]

[2]