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Pseudocalotes andamanensis (Andaman Canopy Agama)

Synonyms: Calotes andamanensis (heterotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Andaman Canopy Agama (Pseudocalotes andamanensis) is an agamid lizard endemic to the Andaman Islands. It is also known as the Andaman Green Calotes. This species is an almost exclusive canopy dweller, and is rarely seen. The holotype of the Andaman Canopy Agama is an adult male from Andaman Islands, India; collected by Frederick Adolph de Roepstorff (1842-1896) on 7 January 1882. It was recently rediscovered from the Andaman Islands.
View Wikipedia Record: Pseudocalotes andamanensis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Pseudocalotes andamanensis

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  13 grams
Male Weight [1]  13 grams
Habitat Substrate [2]  Arboreal
Snout to Vent Length [1]  3.15 inches (8 cm)

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elita Baldridge, Benjamin Chan, Dhileep Sivam, Daniel L. Freeman, and S. K. Morgan Ernest. 2015. An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96:3109
♦ 2Meiri, Shai (2019), Data from: Traits of lizards of the world: variation around a successful evolutionary design, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.f6t39kj
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0