• Source: Monilesaurus

Monilesaurus is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae and is a new genus described in 2018. Currently it consists of 4 species, with 2 new species and 2 species split from the genus Calotes.




Geographic range


The genus Monilesaurus is native to the Western Ghats of India.




Species


Below species were split from Calotes genus:

Monilesaurus ellioti Günther, 1864 – Elliot's forest lizard
Monilesaurus rouxii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Roux's forest lizard, Roux's forest calotes, forest blood sucker
Below species are described newly under this genus:

Monilesaurus acanthocephalus PAL, VIJAYAKUMAR, SHANKER, JAYARAJAN & DEEPAK, 2018 – spiny-headed forest lizard
Monilesaurus montanus PAL, VIJAYAKUMAR, SHANKER, JAYARAJAN & DEEPAK, 2018 – montane forest lizard




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External links


https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4482.3.1
https://india.mongabay.com/2018/10/26/photo-feature-meet-the-new-species-of-dragon-lizards-from-the-western-ghats/
http://novataxa.blogspot.com/2018/09/monilesaurus.html
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/2-new-species-of-lizards-found-in-western-ghats/articleshow/65986486.cms

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Monilesaurus
• Monilesaurus montanus
• Monilesaurus ellioti
• Monilesaurus acanthocephalus
• Monilesaurus rouxii
• Calotes
• Servarayan Hills
• Mudumalai National Park
• Draconinae
• Microauris