Laudakia dayana

Laudakia dayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
Family:Agamidae
Genus:Laudakia
Species: L. dayana
Binomial name
Laudakia dayana
(Stoliczka, 1871)
Synonyms[1]
  • Stellio dayanus
    Stoliczka, 1871
  • Agama dayana
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Laudakia dayana
    — Baig & Böhme, 1997

Laudakia dayana, commonly known as the Haridwar agama, is a species of agamid lizard found in Haridwar, India.

Etymology

The specific name, dayana, is in honor of English ichthyologist Francis Day.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Laudakia dayana ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ↑ 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. (Laudakia dayana, pp. 66-67).

Further reading

  • Baig KJ, Böhme W (1997). "Partition of the Stellio group of Agama into two distinct genera: Acanthocerus FITZINGER, 1843, and Laudakia GRAY, 1845 (Sauria: Agamidae)". 8th Ord. Gen. Meet. Soc. European Herp. (Laudakia dayana, new combination, p. 36).
  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Agama dayana, new combination, p. 362).
  • Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Agama dayana, p. 148).
  • Stoliczka F (1871). "Notes on new or little known Indian Lizards". Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal (Calcutta) 1871: 192-195. (Stellio dayanus, new species, p. 194).


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