Malaya False Bloodsucker
Pseudocalotes flavigula
Overview
Pseudocalotes flavigula, the Malaya false bloodsucker, yellow-throated forest agamid, or yellow-throated false garden lizard, is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Malaysia.
Pseudocalotes flavigula faces severe population decline primarily due to extensive deforestation and habitat conversion for agricultural expansion in its limited range. The species' restricted distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to localized habitat destruction, while collection for the international pet trade has further reduced wild populations. Climate change poses an additional threat through altered precipitation patterns affecting the humid forest conditions this arboreal lizard requires.
Habitat
This arboreal agamid lizard inhabits humid tropical forests and forest edges in Southeast Asia, typically found in the canopy and understory vegetation. The species requires dense forest cover with high humidity levels and is particularly associated with primary and secondary rainforest habitats.
Other threatened species in AGAMIDAE
Threatened in Malaysia
Frequently asked questions
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