Japalura austeniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Japalura |
Species: | J. austeniana
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Binomial name | |
Japalura austeniana (
Annandale, 1908)
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Synonyms | |
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Japalura austeniana, also known commonly as the Abor Hills agama [1] or Annandale's dragon, [2] is a rare species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Asia.
The specific name, austeniana, is in honor of English topographer Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen. [2]
J. austeniana is found in Bhutan and India ( Assam, Arunachal Pradesh). [1]
Type locality: "Hills near Harmatti, Assam" [3] (= Dafla Hills, Assam, fide M.A. Smith 1935). [1]
This species, J. austeniana, was previously known only from its holotype, but was rediscovered in 2006 at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh. [4]
The holotype of J. austeniana, a female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm (3.5 in). The tail is very long, 23 cm (9.1 in). [3]
J. austeniana is oviparous. [1]