Takydromus haughtonianus, commonly known as the Goalpara grass lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to India.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Takydromus |
| Species: | T. haughtonianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Takydromus haughtonianus (Jerdon, 1870)
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Geographic range
editT. haughtonianus is found in northeastern India in the Indian state of Assam.[2]
The type locality is "Goalpara, Assam".[2]
Behavior
editT. haughtonianus is terrestrial.[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Mohapatra P (2021). "Takydromus haughtonianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202873A2757500.en. Accessed on 17 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Species Takydromus haughtonianus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- Günther A (1888). "On a collection of reptiles from China". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series 1: 165-172. (Tachydromus haughtonianus, pp. 168–169).
- Jerdon TC (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 1870: 66-85. (Tachydromus haughtonianus, new species, p. 72).
- Lin, Si-Min; Chen, Chaolun Allen; Lue, Kuang-Yang (2002). "Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Grass Lizards Genus Takydromus (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of East Asia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 22: 276-288. [erratum in 26: 333].
- Schlüter, Uwe (2003). Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung Takydromus. Rheinstetten: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 110 pp. ISBN 978-3980420761. [review in Draco 21: 91]. (in German).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Takydromus haughtonianus, new combination, pp. 369–370).
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