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Sinai Agama
Pseudotrapelus sinaitus (Heyden, 1827)
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
The Sinai agama (Pseudotrapelus sinaitus) is an agamid lizard found in the Sinai Peninsula (Egypt) , Israel, Jordan, Syria.
The length of the lizard including its long slender tail is 18 cm (7 in), the tail accounting for up to two-thirds of its total length. The limbs and tail are long and thin and allow for good climbing and running capability.
Pseudotrapelus sinaitus is active during daytime and feeds on insects and other arthropods and plants. During the breeding season, males become a striking blue colour to attract females. The female has brownish-red spots on her sides.
Wikipedia contributors, Sinai agama; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:19:18.648841+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Pseudotrapelus sinaitus (Heyden, 1827)
- Name authority
- (Heyden, 1827)
- Common name
- Sinai Agama
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAgaminae
- genusPseudotrapelus
- speciesPseudotrapelus sinaitus (Heyden, 1827)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Pseudotrapelus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Pseudotrapelus aqabensis Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi, 2012 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss, 2013 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Neumann’s AgamaPseudotrapelus neumanni (Tornier, 1905) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii Melnikov, Śmiełowski, Melnikova, Nazarov & Ananjeva, 2015 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis Melnikov & Pierson, 2012 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Trapelus sinaiticus Tristram, 1888 Tristram, 1888 | synonym |
| Agama lichtensteini Gray, 1845 Gray, 1845 | synonym |
| Agama arenaria Heyden, 1827 Heyden, 1827 | synonym |
| Agama sinaita Heyden, 1827 Heyden, 1827 | synonym |
| Agama straminea Lichtenstein, 1945 Lichtenstein, 1945 | synonym |
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=Pseudotrapelus&species=sinaitus 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:4PDWR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.