Abor hills agama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Mictopholis |
Species: | austeniana |
Binomial name | |
Mictopholis austeniana Annandale, 1908 |
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Synonyms | |
Salea austeniana |
The Abor Hills Agama (Mictopholis austeniana) is a rare species of agamid lizard found in India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh). Type locality: Hills near Harmatti (= Dafla Hills, Assam, fide SMITH 1935).[1] The species was previously known only from its holotype, but was rediscovered in 2006 at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.[2]