Laudakia sacra

Anan's rock agama
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Laudakia
Species:
L. sacra
Binomial name
Laudakia sacra
(M.A. Smith, 1935)
Synonyms[2]
  • Agama himalayana sacra
    M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Stellio sacra
    — Ananjeva et al., 1990
  • Laudakia sacra
    — Macey et al., 2000

Laudakia sacra, also known commonly as Anan's rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Tibet.[1][2]

Etymology

The common name, Anan's rock agama, refers to Russian herpetologist Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva (born 1946).[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. sacra are rocky areas and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 3,300–4,400 m (10,800–14,400 ft).[1]

Description

L. sacra may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15 cm (5.9 in), plus a tail 24 cm (9.4 in) long.[2]

Reproduction

L. sacra is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Shi, L.; Huang, S.; Wang, Y. (2019). "Laudakia sacra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T47751995A47752006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47751995A47752006.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Laudakia sacra at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ 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. (Stellio sacra, p. 7).

Further reading

  • Ananjeva NB, Peters G, Macey JR, Papenfuss TJ (1990). "Stellio sacra (Smith, 1935) – a Distinct Species of Asiatic Rock Agamid from Tibet". Asiatic Herpetological Research 3: 104–115. (Stellio sacra, new status, new combination).
  • Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W (2012). "A morphology-based taxonomic revision of Laudakia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae). Vertebrate Zoology 62 (2): 213–260. (Laudakia sacra, p. 250).
  • Macey JR, Schulte JA, Larson A, Ananjeva NB, Wang Y (2000). "Evaluating Trans-Tethys Migration: An Example Using Acrodont Lizard Phylogenetics". Systematic Biology 49 (2): 233–256. (Laudakia sacra, new combination).
  • 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. (Agama himalayana sacra, new subspecies, p. 214).



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