Common butterfly lizard

Common butterfly lizard
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Leiolepis
Species:
L. belliana
Binomial name
Leiolepis belliana
(Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)
Synonyms
  • Uromastix belliana
    Hardwicke & Gray, 1827
  • Leiolepis bellii
    Gray, 1845
  • Leiolepis belliana
    Boulenger, 1890

The common butterfly lizard (Leiolepis belliana), also called the butterfly agama or butterfly lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Asia.