Monilesaurus acanthocephalus

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: Monilesaurus
Species: Monilesaurus acanthocephalus

Name

Monilesaurus acanthocephalus Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018: 431

• Holotype: BNHS 2409, adult ♂, collected by S.P. Vijayakumar on 8 April 2009.
• Type locality: “from a disturbed habitat, adjoining evergreen forest—tea garden edge in Upper Manalar, Periyar tiger reserve, Megamalai (934'35. 81"N, 7720'11.43"E; 1562 m a.s.l)”.

References

Primary references

• Pal, S., Vijayakumar, S.P., Shanker, K., Jayarajan, A. & Deepak, V. 2018. A systematic revision of Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Western Ghats adds two genera and reveals two new species. Zootaxa 4482(3): 401–450. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.1. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Monilesaurus acanthocephalus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 November 2019.