Monilesaurus ellioti

Monilesaurus ellioti

Monilesaurus ellioti — distribution map

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 ellioti

Name

Monilesaurus ellioti (Günther, 1864)

• Neotype: CESL 045, adult ♂, collected by Saunak P. Pal, Mrungank V. Prabhu and S.P. Vijayakumar on 10 June 2010. [designated by Pal et al. (2018: 429)]
• Type locality: “Southern India”, redesigned by neotype designation to “Chembra reserve forest, Kerala” by Pal et al. (2018: 429).

Combinations

• Calotes ellioti Günther, 1864: 142 [original combination]
• Monilesaurus ellioti — Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018: 429 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Günther, A.C.L.G. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. Ray Society: London. xxvii + 452 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• 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 ellioti. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 4 November 2019.
• Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Vijayakumar, S.P., Ganesan, S.R., Prabhu, M. & Madala, M. 2013. IUCN: Monilesaurus ellioti  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T170381A1312752. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T170381A1312752.en

Vernacular names

English: Elliot's Forest Lizard