Saara hardwickii
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Uromastycinae
Genus: Saara
Species:
Name
Saara hardwickii (Gray in Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.14.44, adult ♂, presented by General Hardwicke, date unknown.
- Type locality: “sandy plains of Kanouge, in Hindustan”, India.
Combinations
- Uromastix [sic] hardwickii Gray in Hardwicke & Gray, 1827: 219 [original combination]
- Centrocercus hardwickii — Fitzinger, 1843: 86 [subsequent combination]
- Saara hardwickii — Gray, 1845: 262 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Hardwicke, T. & Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. The Zoological Journal 3: 213–229. BHL Reference page.
- Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Wilms, T.M., Böhme, W., Wagner, P., Lutzmann, N. & Schmitz, A. 2009. On the Phylogeny and Taxonomy of the Genus Uromastyx Merrem, 1820 (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae: Uromastycinae) – Resurrection of the Genus Saara Gray, 1845. Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 56(1/2): 55–99. BHL Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Saara hardwickii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 9 March 2020.
- Saara hardwickii – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
- Deutsch: Indische Dornschwanzagame
- English: Indian Spiny-tailed Lizard