Laudakia dayana, commonly known as the Haridwar agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to extreme northern India.
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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: | Laudakia |
| Species: | L. dayana
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| Binomial name | |
| Laudakia dayana (Stoliczka, 1871)
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Geographic range edit
L. dayana is found in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, which includes Haridwar, and in the union territories of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2]
Etymology edit
The specific name, dayana, is in honor of English ichthyologist Francis Day.[2][3]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitat of L. dayana is rocky areas, at altitudes of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b c Das, A. (2021). "Laudakia dayana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T202863A2757430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202863A2757430.en. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d Laudakia dayana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 January 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. (Laudakia dayana, pp. 66-67).
Further reading edit
- 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". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal (Calcutta) 1871: 192–195. (Stellio dayanus, new species, p. 194).
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