Japalura andersoniana explained

Japalura andersoniana, Anderson's mountain lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to southern Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, andersoniana, is in honor of Scottish zoologist John Anderson.^[1]

Geographic range

J. andersoniana is found in eastern India, and in the part of southwestern China formerly known as Tibet.

Description

J. andersoniana may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.5cm (03inches) and a total length (including tail) of 16cm (06inches). It is brown dorsally and ventrally, and the male has a yellow dewlap.^[2]

Reproduction

J. andersoniana is oviparous.^[3]

Further reading

• Annandale N (1905). "Contributions to Oriental Herpetology. II.—Notes on the Oriental Lizards in the Indian Museum, with a List of the Species recorded from British India and Ceylon. Part I." Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, New Series [Series 2] 1: 81-93 + Plates I-II. (Japalura andersoniana, new species, pp. 85–86 + Plate II, figure 4).
• Bhosale H, Das A, Manthey U (2013). "Neue Fundorte und Farbvariationen von Japalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905 (Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae)". Sauria 35 (3): 55–60. (in German).
• 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 andersoniana, p. 173).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]
3. www.reptile-database.org.