Japalura andersoniana

Japalura andersoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Japalura
Species: J. andersoniana
Binomial name
Japalura andersoniana
Annandale, 1905

Japalura andersoniana is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to eastern India and China.

Etymology

The specific name, andersoniana, is in honor of Scottish zoologist John Anderson.[1]

References

  1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Japalura andersoniana, p. 8).

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