NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Malaysian Butterfly Lizard
Leiolepis triploida Peters, 1971
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Leiolepis triploida, also known as the Thai butterfly lizard or Malaysian butterfly lizard, is a species of agamid lizard that is all-female (parthenogenetic). It is found in Southern Thailand and Peninsular Malaysia.
Wikipedia contributors, Leiolepis triploida; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T11:39:49.509441+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Leiolepis triploida Peters, 1971
- Name authority
- Peters, 1971
- Common name
- Malaysian Butterfly Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Leiolepis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- genusLeiolepis
- speciesLeiolepis triploida Peters, 1971
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leiolepis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| (BeautyLeiolepis belliana (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Böhme’s Butterfly LizardLeiolepis boehmei Darevsky & Kupriyanova, 1993 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Spotted Butterfly LizardLeiolepis guttata Cuvier, 1829 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ngo Van Tri’s Lady Butterfly LizardLeiolepis ngovantrii Grismer & Grismer, 2010 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reeves' Butterfly LizardLeiolepis rubritaeniata Mertens, 1961 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Khorat Plateau Butterfly LizardLeiolepis glaurung Wanchai, Rujirawan, Murdoch, Aksornneam, Promnun, Kaatz, Gregory, Nguyen, Van Iderstein, Quah, Grismer, Grismer & Aowphol, 2024 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Burmese Butterfly LizardLeiolepis peguensis Peters, 1971 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reeves' Butterfly LizardLeiolepis reevesii (Gray, 1831) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Leiolepis&species=triploida Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3SYQQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.