Psammophilus dorsalis

Psammophilus dorsalis

Psammophilus dorsalis — 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: Psammophilus
Species: Psammophilus dorsalis

Name

Psammophilus dorsalis (Gray, 1831)

• Syntypes: BMNH.
• Type locality: “India”.

Combinations

• Agama dorsalis Gray, 1831: 56 [original combination]
• Charasia dorsalis — Gray, 1845: 246 [subsequent combination]
• Psammophilus dorsalis — Smith, 1935: 209 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1831. A synopsis of the species of Class Reptilia. In: Griffith, E & Pidgeon, E.. The animal kingdom arranged in conformity with its organisation by the Baron Cuvier with additional descriptions of all the species hither named, and of many before noticed. Volume the ninth. The class Reptilia arranged by the Baron Cuvier, with specific descriptions. Whittaker, Treacher and Co.: London. 110 pp. (Appendix) BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Smith, M.A. 1935. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. Taylor and Francis: London. xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps.Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. Psammophilus dorsalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 October 2019.
• Radder, R., Srinivasulu, C., Srinivasulu, B., Sreekar, R. & Mohapatra, P. 2013. IUCN: Psammophilus dorsalis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T170420A1312963. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T170420A1312963.en

Vernacular names

English: South Indian Rock Agama

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