Anderson's Mountain lizard articles

Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: E India (between Bhutan and Assam, Dafla Hills, Abor County; Arunachal Pradesh), elevation 4000 feet. China (Xizang)
Type locality: Duffla [= Dafla], Assam/Bhutan border (fide WERMUTH 1967).

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Japalura andersoniana

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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

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

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