Otocryptis

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Otocryptis is a genus of agamid lizards from the Indian subcontinent.<ref name=RDB/> It is the sister group for the clade formed by Sitana and Sarada. The divergence is estimated to have occurred about 12 million years ago.<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/>

Otocryptis are terrestrial lizards that can use bipedal locomotion.<ref name = "Deepak et al. 2016"/>

Species

There are two species:<ref name=RDB/>

Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Otocryptis nigristigma Bahir and Silva, 2005 Black-spotted kangaroo lizard or black-patched kangaroo lizard Sri Lanka
Otocryptis wiegmanni Wagler, 1830 Wiegmann's agama Sri Lanka


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