Monilesaurus
Monilesaurus is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae and is a new genus described in 2018. Currently it consists of 4 species, with 2 new species and 2 species split from the genus Calotes.
Geographic range
The genus Monilesaurus is native to the Western Ghats of India.Species
Below species were split from Calotes genus:Monilesaurus ellioti – Elliot's forest lizardMonilesaurus rouxii – Roux's forest lizard, Roux's forest calotes, forest blood suckerBelow species are described newly under this genus:Monilesaurus acanthocephalus – spiny-headed forest lizardMonilesaurus montanus – montane forest lizard