Leiolepis boehmei


Leiolepis boehmei, also known commonly as Böhme's butterfly lizard and Böhmes Schmetterlingsagame in German, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.

Etymology

The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.

Geographic range

L. boehmei is found in southern Thailand.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. boehmei is coastal areas with beach forest or sand dunes.

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, L. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length of. The tail is long, slightly more than twice SVL. Dorsally, it is dark olive. Ventrally, it is grayish.

Behavior

L. boehmei is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

L. boehmi is a unisexual, all female, diploid species, which reproduces by parthenogenesis.