Laudakia sacra explained

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.

Etymology

The common name, Anan's rock agama, refers to Russian herpetologist Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva (born 1946).^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. sacra are rocky areas and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 3300–.

Description

L. sacra may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15cm (06inches), plus a tail 24cm (09inches) long.

Reproduction

L. sacra is oviparous.

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).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]