NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Laoteow, 2008
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
Pseudocalotes khaonanensis is a species of agamid lizard. It is the largest species in the genus Pseudocalotes and can reach 105 mm (4.1 in) in snout–vent length. Endemic to Thailand, it is found only in the Tenasserim Hills in Khao Nan National Park, in the Nakhon Si Thammarat province of Southern Thailand. Found at high elevation (above 1,100 m (3,600 ft) a.s.l.) in cloud/montane forests in the stunted tree growth associated with this habitat, in trees rich with epiphyte growth.
Wikipedia contributors, Pseudocalotes khaonanensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:47:48.917580+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudocalotes khaonanensis Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Laoteow, 2008
- Name authority
- Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Laoteow, 2008
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Pseudocalotes
- 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
- subfamilyDraconinae
- genusPseudocalotes
- speciesPseudocalotes khaonanensis Chan-Ard, Cota, Makchai & Laoteow, 2008
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudocalotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Green Crestless Forest LizardPseudocalotes andamanensis (Boulenger, 1891) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Vietnam False BloodsuckerPseudocalotes brevipes (Werner, 1904) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Purple-throated False Garden LizardPseudocalotes cybelidermus Harvey, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Shaney & Smith, 2014 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Malaya False BloodsuckerPseudocalotes flavigula (Smith, 1924) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Flower’s Forest AgamidPseudocalotes floweri (Boulenger, 1912) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kingdonward's BloodsuckerPseudocalotes kingdonwardi (Smith, 1935) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bukit Larut False Garden LizardPseudocalotes larutensis Hallermann & Mcguire, 2001 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Laotian False BloodsuckerPseudocalotes poilani (Bourret, 1939) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stitched-back False Garden LizardPseudocalotes rhammanotus Harvey, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Shaney & Smith, 2014 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudocalotes saravacensis Inger & Stuebing, 1994 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ziegler’s Tree LizardPseudocalotes ziegleri Hallermann, Truong, Orlov & Ananjeva, 2010 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dash-lined False Garden LizardPseudocalotes guttalineatus Harvey, Hamidy, Kurniawan, Shaney & Smith, 2014 | 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=Pseudocalotes&species=khaonanensis 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:4NQLD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.