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Takydromus haughtonianus

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Species of lizard

Takydromus haughtonianus
Conservation status

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Takydromus
Species: T. haughtonianus
Binomial name
Takydromus haughtonianus
(Jerdon, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Tachydromus haughtonianus
    Jerdon, 1870
  • Takydromus haughtonianus
    M.A. Smith, 1935

Takydromus haughtonianus, commonly known as the Goalpara grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to India.

Geographic range

T. haughtonianus is found in northeastern India in the Indian state of Assam.

The type locality is "Goalpara, Assam".

Behavior

T. haughtonianus is terrestrial.

Reproduction

T. haughtonianus is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Mohapatra P (2021). "Takydromus haughtonianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202873A2757500.en. Accessed on 17 January 2024.
  2. ^ Species Takydromus haughtonianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Günther A (1888). "On a collection of reptiles from China". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 1: 165-172. (Tachydromus haughtonianus, pp. 168–169).
  • Jerdon TC (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1870: 66-85. (Tachydromus haughtonianus, new species, p. 72).
  • Lin, Si-Min; Chen, Chaolun Allen; Lue, Kuang-Yang (2002). "Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Grass Lizards Genus Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of East Asia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 276-288. .
  • Schlüter, Uwe (2003). Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung Takydromus. Rheinstetten: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 110 pp. ISBN 978-3980420761. . (in German).
  • Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Takydromus haughtonianus, new combination, pp. 369–370).


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Takydromus haughtonianus


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