Japalura andersoniana

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Japalura andersoniana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Japalura
Species:
J. andersoniana
Binomial name
Japalura andersoniana
Annandale, 1905

Japalura andersoniana, Anderson's mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to southern Asia.

Etymology[]

The specific name, andersoniana, is in honor of Scottish zoologist John Anderson.[1]

Geographic range[]

J. andersoniana is found in eastern India, and in the part of southwestern China formerly known as Tibet.[2]

Description[]

J. andersoniana may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5 cm (3.0 in) and a total length (including tail) of 16 cm (6.3 in). It is brown dorsally and ventrally, and the male has a yellow dewlap.[3]

Reproduction[]

J. andersoniana is oviparous.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ , , (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura andersoniana, p. 8).
  2. ^ a b Species Japalura andersoniana at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ Smith MA (1935).

Further reading[]

  • Annandale N (1905). "Contributions to Oriental Herpetology. II.—Notes on the Oriental Lizards in the Indian Museum, with a List of the Species recorded from British India and Ceylon. Part I." Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, New Series [Series 2] 1: 81-93 + Plates I-II. (Japalura andersoniana, new species, pp. 85–86 + Plate II, figure 4).
  • , Das A, (2013). "Neue Fundorte und Farbvariationen von Japalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905 (Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae)". Sauria 35 (3): 55–60. (in German).
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Japalura andersoniana, p. 173).


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