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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The erg agama (Trapelus tournevillei), also commonly known as the Sahara agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to North Africa.[1]
Erg agama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Trapelus |
Species: | T. tournevillei |
Binomial name | |
Trapelus tournevillei (Lataste, 1880) | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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The specific name, tournevillei, is in honor of French herpetologist Albert Tourneville.[3]
T. tournevillei is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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