Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Pseudotrapelus |
| Species: | P. aqabensis
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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