Salea anamallayana

Salea anamallayana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Sauropsida
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Cladus: Diapsida
Cladus: Neodiapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha
Subclassis: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Salea
Species:

Name

Salea anamallayana (Beddome, 1878)

  • Holotype: BMNH 1964.8.14.84.
  • Type locality: “Anamallay Mountains, elevation 6000 feet”.

Combinations

  • Lophosalea anamallayana Beddome, 1878: 153 [original combination]
  • Salea anamallayanaBoulenger, 1885: 313 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

  • India: Tamil Nadu and Kerala states.

References

Primary references

  • Beddome, R.H. 1878. Description of a new genus of tree-lizard from the higher ranges of the Anamallays. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1877: 153. BHL
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume 1. Gekkonidae, Eublapheridae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. Second edition. Trustees of the British Museum: London. xiii + 436 pp., 32 pls. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

Vernacular names

  • English: Anaimalai Spiny Lizard