Japalura tricarinata

Japalura tricarinata is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Asia.[1][2]

Japalura tricarinata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Japalura
Species:
J. tricarinata
Binomial name
Japalura tricarinata
(Blyth, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Calotes tricarinatus Blyth, 1853
  • Tiaris elliotti Günther, 1860
  • Oriotiaris elliotti — Günther, 1864
  • Oreotiaris tricarinata
    — Anderson, 1871
  • Acanthosaura tricarinata
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Japalura tricarinata
    — M.A. Smith, 1935[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]

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References
  1. Manthey, U. & Macey, J.R. (2010). "Japalura tricarinata". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T170406A6778035. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T170406A6778035.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  2. 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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