Pseudocalotes dringi explained

Pseudocalotes dringi, also known commonly as Dring's false bloodsucker and Dring's false garden lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Malaysia.

Etymology

The specific name, dringi, is in honor of British herpetologist Julian Christopher Mark Dring.^[1]

Geographic range

P. dringi is found in Peninsular Malaysia.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of P. dringi are forest and shrubland, at an altitude of .

Behavior

P. dringi is diurnal and arboreal.

Reproduction

P. dringi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Grismer LL, Quah ESH (2019). "An updated and annotated checklist of the lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and their adjacent archipelagos". Zootaxa 4545 (2): 230–248.
• 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. (Pseudocalotes dringi, new species).
• Manthey U (2010). Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 2, Leiolepidinae. Terralog Volume 7b. Frankfurt am Main, Germany: Edition Chimaira. 168 pp. .

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]