Japalura


Japalura is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. Species of Japalura are native to Pakistan, India, China, and Myanmar. Many species have been moved to the genus Diploderma.

Species

The following eight species are recognized as being valid:
ImageScientific nameCommon nameDistribution
Japalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905Anderson's mountain lizardsouthwestern China
Japalura austeniana Abor Hills agamaBhutan and India.
Japalura dasi Agaupani mountain lizard, Agaupani forest agamaNepal.
Japalura kumaonensis Kumaon mountain lizard, Kumaon forest agamanorthern India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Tibet
Japalura major large mountain lizard, greater forest agamanorthern India and Nepal.
Japalura sagittifera M.A. Smith, 1940Burmese japalureMyanmar.
Japalura tricarinata three-keeled mountain lizard, tricarinate forest agamaIndia, Nepal, and Tibet
Japalura variegata Gray, 1853variegated mountain lizard, Himalayan dragonnorthern India, Bhutan, and Nepal.

Nota bene: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Japalura.