Pseudocalotes andamanensis

Pseudocalotes andamanensis

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: Pseudocalotes
Species: Pseudocalotes andamanensis

Name

Pseudocalotes andamanensis (Boulenger, 1891)

• Holotype: ZMUC 36944146.
• Type locality: “Andaman Islands”.

Combinations

• Calotes andamanensis Boulenger, 1891: 288 [original combination]
• Pseudocalotes andamanensis — Harikrishnan & Vasudevan, 2013: 11 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Boulenger, G.A. 1891. On new or little known Indian and Malayan reptiles and batrachians. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 6 8: 288–292. BHL
• Harikrishnan, S. & Vasudevan, K. 2013. Rediscovery of Calotes andamanensis Boulenger, 1891, and assessment of its generic allocation (Squamata: Sauria: Agamidae). Herpetozoa 26(1/2): 3–13. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Ishwar, N.M. & Das, I. 1998. Rediscovery of Calotes andamanensis Boulenger 1891 and a reassessment of the type locality. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 95(3): 513–514. BHL Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Green Crestless Forest Lizard