Calotes bachae

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Calotes bachae
The adult Calotes Bachae.jpg
Adult in Hoang Van Thu park, Ho Chi Minh City
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species:
C. bachae
Binomial name
Calotes bachae
Hartmann, Geissler, Poyarkov, Ihlow, Galoyan, Rödder, & Böhme  [ de ], 2013

Calotes bachae is a species of lizards in the family Agamidae. It is known from southern Vietnam and eastern Cambodia. [1] [2] Its range may extend into southern Laos. [1]

This species is found in open areas of Cat Tien National Park, in dense tropical forests in Bu Gia Map National Park and in parks in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. It was formerly thought that Calotes bachae was Calotes mystaceus which inhabits in Burma and Thailand due to their similar appearance. However, genetic analysis and studying the size and scale characteristics have shown that they are separate species. [3] The result of study was published in an article on Zootaxa in January 2013. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Nguyen, T.Q.; Stuart, B.L.; Nguyen, N.S.; Golynsky, E.; Milto, K.; Neang, T. (2018). "Calotes bachae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T104634912A104634994. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T104634912A104634994.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Calotes bachae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 March 2022.
  3. Andreassi, Katia (2013-01-16). "Colorful New Lizard Identified in Vietnam". National Geographic News. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  4. Hartmann, Timo; Geissler, Peter; Poyarkov, Nikolay A. J.; Ihlow, Flora; Galoyan, Eduard A.; Rödder, Dennis & Böhme, Wolfgang (7 January 2013). "A new species of the genus Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from southern Vietnam". Zootaxa. 3599 (3): 246–260. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3599.3.3.