Agasthyagama beddomii

Agasthyagama beddomii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Agasthyagama
Species: Agasthyagama beddomii

Name

Agasthyagama beddomii (Boulenger, 1885)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1882.5.22.101–104, ♀, collected by Col. H. Beddome.
• Type locality: “Sevagherry Ghat”.

Combinations

• Otocryptis beddomii Boulenger, 1885: 272 [original combination]
• Agasthyagama beddomii — Srikanthan, Adhikari, Ganesh, Deuti, Das, Kulkarni, Gowande & Shanker, 2021 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 
• Srikanthan, A.N., Adhikari, O.D., Ganesh, S.R., Deuti, K., Das, K., Kulkarni, V.M., Gowande, G.G. & Shanker, K. 2021. A molecular and morphological study of Otocryptis Wagler, 1830 (Squamata: Agamidae) reveals a new genus from the far south of the Western Ghats, Peninsular India. Zootaxa 5016(2): 205–228. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5016.2.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Agasthyagama beddomei. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 June 2021.
• Srinivasulu, C., Ganesan, S.R. & Vijayakumar, S.P. 2013. IUCN: Otocryptis beddomii  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T173021A1375696. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T173021A1375696.en. Accessed on 24 April 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Indian Kangaroo Lizard

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