Ota's mountain lizard explained

Ota's mountain lizard (Cristidorsa otai) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southern Asia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959).^{[2] [3]}

Geographic range

C. otai is endemic to Mizoram state in northeastern India.^[4]

Description

Adult males of C. otai are 46.4mm snout-to-vent length (SVL). Females are larger, at 52.2- SVL.^[5]

Further reading

• Mahony, Stephen (2009). "A new species of Japalura (Reptilia: Agamidae) from northeast India with a discussion of the similar species Japalura sagittifera Smith, 1940 and Japalura planidorsata Jerdon, 1870". Zootaxa 2212: 41–61. (Japalura otai, new species).
• Wang, Kai; Che, Jing; Lin, Simin; Deepak, V; Aniruddha, Datta-Roy; Jiang, Ke; Jin, Jieqiong; Chen, Hongman; Siler, Cameron D. (2018). "Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for mountain dragons of the genus Japalura s.l. (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185 (1): 246–267. (Cristidorsa, new genus; Cristidorsa otai, new combination).

Notes and References

1. Web site: ITIS Standard Report Page: Japalura otai. www.itis.gov. 2018-10-29.
2. News: Cristidorsa otai . The Reptile Database. 2018-10-29.
3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Japalura otai, p. 197).
4. News: Japalura otai Mahony, 2009. India Biodiversity Portal. 2018-10-29.
5. Web site: Japalura otai . www.gbif.org. en. 2018-10-29.