Japalura dasi

Japalura dasi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Japalura
Species:	J. dasi
Binomial name
Japalura dasi (Shah & Kästle, 2002)
Synonyms [2]
Oriotiaris dasi Shah & Kästle, 2002 Japalura dasi — Mahony, 2009

Japalura dasi, also known commonly as the Agaupani mountain lizard or the Agaupani forest agama ^[2] (Nepalese: Agaupani jangali chheparo or hariyo chheparo), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. ^[3] The species is native to Nepal. It is listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. ^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, dasi, is in honor of Indian herpetologist, Indraneil Das. ^{[2] [4]}

Geographic range

J. dasi is endemic to the Bajhura District in Nepal. ^[5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of J. dasi is shrubland, but it can also be found in cultivated habitats. ^[5]

Reproduction

J. dasi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Bhattarai, S.; Das, A. (2021). "Japalura dasi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T170410A149348520. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Japalura dasi ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
3. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Japalura dasi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
4. 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 dasi, p. 66).
5. "Japalura dasi Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 19 October 2018.

Further reading

• Kästle, W.; Rai, K.; Schleich, H.H. (2013). Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. Amphibians and Reptiles Conservation of Nepal (ARCO-Nepal) e.V. ISBN   978-3-9814938-4-9. (in English and Nepali).