{{Short description|Genus of lizards}} {{Italic title}} {{Automatic taxobox | name = ''Paralaudakia'' | image = Laudakia caucasica (1).JPG | image_caption = ''Paralaudakia caucasia'' | taxon = Paralaudakia | authority = Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Böhme, 2012 | synonyms = *''Agama'' *''Laudakia'' *''Stellio'' }}
'''''Paralaudakia''''' is a genus of lizards, commonly known as '''Asian rock agamas''', which are endemic to Eurasia.
==Taxonomy== All of the species of the genus ''Paralaudakia'' are sometimes included in the genus ''Laudakia'', ''sensu lato''. For African agamas see the genera ''Agama'' and ''Acanthocercus''.
==Species== Listed alphabetically by specific name.<ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Paralaudakia}} www.reptile-database.org.</ref> *''Paralaudakia badakhshana'' {{small|(S. Anderson & Leviton, 1969)}} – Badakhshana rock agama *''Paralaudakia bochariensis'' {{small|(Nikolsky, 1897)}} *''Paralaudakia caucasia'' {{small|(Eichwald, 1831)}} – Caucasian agama *''Paralaudakia erythrogaster'' {{small|(Nikolsky, 1896)}} – redbelly rock agama *''Paralaudakia himalayana'' {{small|(Steindachner, 1867)}} – Himalayan agama *''Paralaudakia lehmanni'' {{small|(Nikolsky, 1896)}} – Turkestan agama *''Paralaudakia microlepis'' {{small|(Blanford, 1874)}} – small-scaled agama *''Paralaudakia stoliczkana'' {{small|(Blanford, 1875)}} – Mongolian rock agama
''Nota bene'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Paralaudakia''.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== *Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W (2012). "A morphology-based taxonomic revision of ''Laudakia'' Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae)". ''Vertebrate Zoology'' '''62''' (2): 213–260. (''Paralaudakia'', new genus, p. 229).
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Category:Paralaudakia Category:Lizard genera Category:Taxa named by Khalid Javed Baig Category:Taxa named by Philipp Wagner Category:Taxa named by Natalia B. Ananjeva Category:Taxa named by Wolfgang Böhme (herpetologist)