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Laudakia sacra

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Species of lizard

Anan's rock agama
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Laudakia
Species: L. sacra
Binomial name
Laudakia sacra
(M.A. Smith, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Agama himalayana sacra
    M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Stellio sacra
    — Ananjeva et al., 1990
  • Laudakia sacra
    — Macey et al., 2000

Laudakia sacra, also known commonly as Anan's rock agama, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Tibet.

Etymology

The common name, Anan's rock agama, refers to Russian herpetologist Natalia Borisovna Ananjeva (born 1946).

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of L. sacra are rocky areas and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 3,300–4,400 m (10,800–14,400 ft).

Description

L. sacra may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 15 cm (5.9 in), plus a tail 24 cm (9.4 in) long.

Reproduction

L. sacra is oviparous.

References

  1. ^ Shi, L.; Huang, S.; Wang, Y. (2019). "Laudakia sacra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T47751995A47752006. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T47751995A47752006.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Laudakia sacra at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2 January 2021.
  3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Stellio sacra, p. 7).

Further reading

  • Ananjeva NB, Peters G, Macey JR, Papenfuss TJ (1990). "Stellio sacra (Smith, 1935) – a Distinct Species of Asiatic Rock Agamid from Tibet". Asiatic Herpetological Research 3: 104–115. (Stellio sacra, new status, new combination).
  • Baig KJ, Wagner P, Ananjeva NB, Böhme W (2012). "A morphology-based taxonomic revision of Laudakia Gray, 1845 (Squamata: Agamidae). Vertebrate Zoology 62 (2): 213–260. (Laudakia sacra, p. 250).
  • Macey JR, Schulte JA, Larson A, Ananjeva NB, Wang Y (2000). "Evaluating Trans-Tethys Migration: An Example Using Acrodont Lizard Phylogenetics". Systematic Biology 49 (2): 233–256. (Laudakia sacra, new combination).
  • 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. (Agama himalayana sacra, new subspecies, p. 214).


Taxon identifiers
Laudakia sacra


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