Ota's mountain lizard | |
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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: | Cristidorsa |
Species: | C. otai
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Binomial name | |
Cristidorsa otai (
S. Mahony, 2009)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Ota's mountain lizard (Cristidorsa otai) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southern Asia. [2]
The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959). [1] [3]
C. otai is endemic to Mizoram state in northeastern India. [4]
Adult males of C. otai are 46.4 mm (1.83 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). Females are larger, at 52.2–58.7 mm (2.06–2.31 in) SVL. [5]
Ota's mountain lizard | |
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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: | Cristidorsa |
Species: | C. otai
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Binomial name | |
Cristidorsa otai (
S. Mahony, 2009)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Ota's mountain lizard (Cristidorsa otai) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southern Asia. [2]
The specific name, otai, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Hidetoshi Ota (born 1959). [1] [3]
C. otai is endemic to Mizoram state in northeastern India. [4]
Adult males of C. otai are 46.4 mm (1.83 in) snout-to-vent length (SVL). Females are larger, at 52.2–58.7 mm (2.06–2.31 in) SVL. [5]