Monilesaurus rouxii

Monilesaurus rouxii
Male.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Monilesaurus
Species:
M. rouxii
Binomial name
Monilesaurus rouxii
Synonyms[3]
  • Calotes rouxii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
  • Monilesaurus rouxii
    — Pal et al., 2018

Monilesaurus rouxii, commonly known as Roux's forest lizard, Roux's forest calotes, or the forest blood sucker, is a species of arboreal, diurnal, agamid lizard, which is endemic to hills of peninsular India. In July 2018, it was proposed that the species should be transferred to the new genus Monilesaurus.[4]

  1. ^ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Ramesh, M.; Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Monilesaurus rouxii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172582A1346225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172582A1346225.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. 571 pp. + errata et emendanda. (Calotes rouxii, new species, pp. 407-408). (in French).
  3. ^ Species Monilesaurus rouxii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Pal, Saunak; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Shanker, Kartik; Jayarajan, Aditi & Deepak, V. (2018). "A systematic revision of Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Western Ghats adds two genera and reveals two new species". Zootaxa. 4482 (3): 401–450. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4482.3.1. PMID 30313808. (Monilesaurus rouxii, new combination, p. 427).