Psammophilus

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Psammophilus
Species (2): P. blanfordanus – P. dorsalis
Name

Psammophilus Fitzinger, 1843: 17

Type species: Agama dorsalis Gray, 1831, by original designation.

References
Primary references

Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Psammophilus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 November 2019.

Psammophilus is a genus of agamid lizards found in India. Although the genus name means "sand loving" in Greek, they are found in rocky habitats.
Species

Psammophilus blanfordanus (Stoliczka, 1871) - Blanford's rock agama
Psammophilus dorsalis (Gray, 1831) - peninsular rock agama, South Indian rock agama

References

Boulenger, CA (1890) Fauna of British India. Reptilia & Batrachia. p. 144