Laudakia dayana

Laudakia dayana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Laudakia
Species:
L. dayana
Binomial name
Laudakia dayana
(Stoliczka, 1871)
Synonyms[2]
  • Stellio dayanus
    Stoliczka, 1871
  • Agama dayana
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Laudakia dayana
    — Baig & Böhme, 1997

Laudakia dayana, commonly known as the Haridwar agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to extreme northern India.

Geographic range

L. dayana is found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which includes Haridwar, and in the union territories of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2]

Etymology

The specific name, dayana, is in honor of English ichthyologist Francis Day.[2][3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of L. dayana is rocky areas, at altitudes of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft).[1]

Reproduction

L. dayana is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Das, A. (2021). "Laudakia dayana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T202863A2757430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202863A2757430.en. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Laudakia dayana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Laudakia dayana, pp. 66-67).

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". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (Calcutta) 1871: 192–195. (Stellio dayanus, new species, p. 194).



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