Lophocalotes ludekingi, called commonly the crested lizard, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name, ludekingi, is in honor of Dutch physician E.W.A. Ludeking, who collected specimens for the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie, Leiden.
Description
Dorsally, Lophocalotes ludekingi is green, with darker crossbands. It may have some irregular red markings on the head.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Lophocalotes ludekingi is forest, at altitudes of .
Behavior
Lophocalotes ludekingi is arboreal and diurnal.
Reproduction
Lophocalotes ludekingi is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Bleeker P (1860). "Reptiliën van Agam ". Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 20: 325âÂÂ329. (Calotes ludekingi, new species, pp. 326âÂÂ327). (in Dutch).
- Boulenger GA (1887). "Note on some Reptiles from Sumatra described by Bleeker in 1860". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Fifth Series 20: 152. ("Lophocalotes Luedekingii [sic]", new combination).
- Günther A (1872). "On the Reptiles and Amphibians of Borneo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 586âÂÂ600 + Plates XXXVâÂÂXL. (Lophocalotes interruptus, new species, pp. 593âÂÂ594 + Plate XXXVII, figure A).
- , Orlov N, Ananjeva N (2004). "Notes on distribution and colour pattern of the rare agamid lizard Lophocalotes ludekingii (Bleeker, 1860) in Sumatra (Indonesia)". Salamandra 40 (3âÂÂ4): 303âÂÂ306.
- de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Lophocalotes ludekingi, pp. 116âÂÂ117, Figure 51).