Calotes minor

Calotes minor

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: Calotes
Species: Calotes minor

Name

Calotes minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)

• Holotype: based on unpublished colour sketch by Hardwicke (Hardwicke NHM archives No. 82).
• Type locality: “Chittagong. Var. Mhendy Ghat. Sandy plains” (in error).

Combinations

• Agama minor Hardwicke & Gray, 1827: 218 [original combination]
• Brachysaura minor — Moody, 1980 [subsequent combination]
• Laudakia minor — Das, 1994 [subsequent combination, in error]
• Calotes minor — Deepak et al., 2015: 379 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Brachysaura ornata Blyth, 1856: 449 [synonymised by Smith (1935: 225)]
  • Holotype: lost fide Smith (1935: 225).
  • Type locality: “Ságur”, central India.

References

Primary references

• Hardwicke, T. & Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. The Zoological Journal 3: 213–229. BHL Reference page. 
• Blyth, E. 1856. [Proceedings of the Society. Report of the Curator]. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 25: 448–449. BHL
• Deepak, V., Vyas, R., Giri, V.B. & Karanth, K.P. 2015. A taxonomic mystery for more than 180 years: the identity and systematic position of Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827). Vertebrate Zoology 65(3): 371–381. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Calotes minor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 November 2019.
• Khan, M.S. & Papenfuss, T. 2016. IUCN: Calotes minor  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T170377A104646004. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T170377A104646004.en

Vernacular names

English: Hardwicke's Bloodsucker