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Pseudotrapelus aqabensis Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012
Name authority
Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Reptilia
Order
Squamata
Family
Agamidae
Genus
Pseudotrapelus
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
  9. orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
  10. suborderIguania
  11. familyAgamidae
  12. subfamilyAgaminae
  13. genusPseudotrapelus
  14. speciesPseudotrapelus aqabensis Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudotrapelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss, 2013AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Sinai AgamaPseudotrapelus sinaitus (Heyden, 1827)AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Neumann’s AgamaPseudotrapelus neumanni (Tornier, 1905)AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii Melnikov, Śmiełowski, Melnikova, Nazarov & Ananjeva, 2015AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis Melnikov & Pierson, 2012AgamidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

S Jordan, Egypt (Sinai), Israel, possibly NW Saudi Arabia.

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.

  1. https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Pseudotrapelus&species=aqabensis 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:4PDWK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.