Giant butterfly lizard

Giant butterfly lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Leiolepidinae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species: L. guttata
Binomial name
Leiolepis guttata
Cuvier, 1829

The giant butterfly lizard (Leiolepis guttata) is a rarely seen species of lizard found in parts of Southeast Asia. It is the largest member of the genus Leiolepis.

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