Japalura tricarinata
| Japalura tricarinata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Japalura |
| Species: | J. tricarinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Japalura tricarinata (Blyth, 1853) | |
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Japalura tricarinata is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Asia.[1][2]
Common names
Common names for this species include three-keeled mountain lizard, cloud-forest japalure, Sikkimese mountain lizard, and three-keeled forest agama.[1]
Geographic range
J. tricarinata is found in India, Nepal, and Tibet (China).[1][2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Manthey, U. & Macey, J.R. (2010). "Japalura tricarinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- 1 2 3 Japalura tricarinata at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 23 September 2015.
Further reading
- Blyth E. 1853. "Notices and Descriptions of various Reptiles, new or little known". Journ. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 22: 639-655. (Calotes tricarinatus, new species, p. 650).
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Tustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Acanthosaura tricarinata, pp. 306–307).
- Das I. 2002. A Photographic Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-056-5. (Japalura tricarinata, p. 76).
- Gruber U. 1975. "Agame Japalura tricarinata aus dem zentralen Nepal-Himalaya ". Das Aquarium 77: 502-505. (in German).
- Macey JR et al. 2000. "Evaluating trans-Tethys migration: An example using acrodont lizard phylogenetics". Syst. Biol. 49 (2): 233-256.
- 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 tricarinata, pp. 169–170, Figure 51).
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