Leiolepis boehmei, also known commonly as Böhme's butterfly lizard and Böhmes Schmetterlingsagame in German, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
The specific name, boehmei, is in honor of German herpetologist Wolfgang Böhme.[2]
L. boehmei is found in southern Thailand.[3]
The preferred natural habitat of L. boehmei is coastal areas with beach forest or sand dunes.[1]
Medium-sized for its genus, L. boehmei may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 12 cm (4.7 in). The tail is long, slightly more than twice SVL. Dorsally, it is dark olive. Ventrally, it is grayish.[4]
L. boehmei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
L. boehmi is a unisexual, all female, diploid species, which reproduces by parthenogenesis.[3]
Leiolepis boehmei, also known commonly as Böhme's butterfly lizard and Böhmes Schmetterlingsagame in German, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Thailand.
