Takydromus haughtonianus
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[2]
  • Tachydromus [sic] 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.[2]

The type locality is "Goalpara, Assam".[2]

Behavior

T. haughtonianus is terrestrial.[1]

Reproduction

T. haughtonianus is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 4 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. [erratum in 26: 333].
  • Schlüter, Uwe (2003). Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung Takydromus. Rheinstetten: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 110 pp. ISBN 978-3980420761. [review in Draco 21: 91]. (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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