Laudakia dayana
Laudakia dayana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Subfamily: | Agaminae |
Genus: | Laudakia |
Species: | L. dayana |
Binomial name | |
Laudakia dayana (Stoliczka, 1871) | |
Synonyms | |
Laudakia dayana, commonly known as the Haridwar agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in Haridwar, India.
Etymology
The specific name, dayana, is in honor of English ichthyologist Francis Day.[2]
References
Further reading
- Baig KJ, Böhme W. 1997. "Partition of the Stellio group of Agama into two distinct genera: Acanthocerus FITZINGER, 1843, and Laudakia GRAY, 1845 (Sauria: Agamidae)". 8th Ord. Gen. Meet. Soc. European Herp. (Laudakia dayana, new combination, p. 36).
- Boulenger GA. 1885. Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Agama dayana, new combination, p. 362).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Agama dayana, p. 148).
- Stoliczka F. 1871. "Notes on new or little known Indian Lizards". Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal (Calcutta) 1871: 192-195. (Stellio dayanus, new species, p. 194).
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