Brilliant ground agama

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| genus = Trapelus

| species = agilis

| authority = (Olivier, 1807)

| synonyms = Agama agilis

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The brilliant ground agama (Trapelus agilis) is a species of agama found in Central, West and South Asia, in Iran, Pakistan, India, Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, China, possibly Iraq, and Afghanistan (T. a. isolepis).

  • Race khuzistanensis: Type locality: Iran, Khuzistan Province, 5 km northwest of Haft-Gel on the road to Shushtar.{{Cite journal |last=Rastegar-Pouyani |first=Nasrullah |date=1999 |title=Two new subspecies of Trapelus agilis complex (Sauria: Agamidae) from lowland southwestern Iran and southeastern Pakistan |url=https://biostor.org/reference/86095 |journal=Asiatic Herpetological Research |volume=8 |pages=90–101 |doi=10.5962/bhl.part.24611|doi-access=free }}
  • Race pakistanensis - southeastern Pakistan and adjacent northwestern India: Type locality: Gaj-River, Kirthar Range, southeastern Pakistan.

References

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  • Anderson S. C. 1966 [https://archive.org/details/sim_herpetologica_1966-09-10_22_3/page/230 The lectotype of Agama isolepis Boulenger]. Herpetologica 22: 230–231. {{JSTOR|3890691}}
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885 Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp.
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1887 A list of the reptiles and batrachians obtained near Muscat, Arabia, and presented to the British Museum by Surgeon-Major A.S.G. Jayakar. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 20: 407-408
  • Olivier 1807 Voy. Emp. Otho. 4: 394
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