Biology:Japalura dasi
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Short description: Species of lizard
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Japalura |
| Species: | J. dasi
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| Binomial name | |
| Japalura dasi (Shah & Kästle, 2002)
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Japalura dasi, also known commonly as the Agaupani mountain lizard or the Agaupani forest agama[1] (Nepalese: Agaupani jangali chheparo or hariyo chheparo), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2] The species is native to Nepal. It is listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[3]
Etymology
The specific name, dasi, is in honor of Indian herpetologist, Indraneil Das.[1][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.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Japalura dasi ". The Reptile Database. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Japalura&species=dasi.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Japalura dasi ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1056681#null.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namediucn status 20 November 2021 - ↑ 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).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Japalura dasi Overview". http://eol.org/pages/23672671/overview.
Further reading
- Kästle, W.; Rai, K.; Schleich, H.H. (2013). Field Guide of Amphibians and Reptiles of Nepal. Amphibians and Reptiles Conservation of Nepal (ARCO-Nepal) e.V..
Wikidata ☰ Q3162210 entry
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