Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Family Agamidae Scientific name Mictopholis austeniana Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Iguania Subfamily Draconinae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
Similar Pseudocalotes kakhienensis, Bronchocela danieli, Otocryptis beddomei, Salea, Phoxophrys | ||
Mictopholis austeniana, commonly known as the Abor Hills agama or Annandale's dragon, is a rare species of agamid lizard endemic to Asia.
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Etymology
The specific name, austeniana, is in honor of English topographer Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.
Geographic range
M. austeniana is found in Bhutan and India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh).
Type locality: "Hills near Harmatti, Assam" (= Dafla Hills, Assam, fide M.A. Smith 1935).
Rediscovery
This species was previously known only from its holotype, but was rediscovered in 2006 at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.
References
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