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Taxonomy of the genus Japalura Biodiversity of the family Agamidae

Bibliography of the genus
Japalura (Western Mountain Agamas)

(Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Japalura in general

Kästle, W.; Schleich, H.H. 1998. Studies on the systematics and biology of the genus Japalura (Sauria: Agamidae). Notes on comparative ethology and taxonomy of the genus Japalura. pp. 233-246. In: Schleich, H.H. & Kästle, W. (eds.). Contributions to the herpetology of South-Asia (Nepal, India). Fuhlrott-Museum, Wuppertal. 320 pp.

Ota, H. 1991. Classification of agamid lizards of the genus Japalura from the insular East Asia: a history of confusion. Biological Magazine Okinawa 29: 21-28.

Wang, K.; Che, J.; Lin, S.; Deepak, V.; Datta-Roy, A.; Jiang, K.; Jin, J.; Chen, H.; Siler, C.D. 2018. Multilocus phylogeny and revised classification for Mountain Dragons of the genus Japalura s.l. (Reptilia: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Asia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 185(1): 246-267.

Japalura andersoniana

Agarwal, I.; Mistry, V.K.; Athreya, R. 2010. A preliminary checklist of the reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 81-93.

Bhosale, H.; Das, A.; Manthey, U. 2013. Neue Fundorte und Farbvariationen von Japalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905 (Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae). (In German and English). Sauria (Berlin) 35(3): 55-60.

Mishra, A. 2014. Ergänzende Beobachtungen an Japalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905 (Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae) aus Arunachal Pradesh, Indien. Additional observations on Japalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905 (Sauria: Agamidae: Draconinae) from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Sauria (Berlin) 36(3): 57-61.

Japalura austeniana

Agarwal, I.; Mistry, V.K.; Athreya, R. 2010. A preliminary checklist of the reptiles of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Russian Journal of Herpetology 17(2): 81-93.

Das, A.; Das, I. 2007. Rediscovery of Mictopholis austeniana (Annandale, 1908) (Squamata: Agamidae). Current Herpetology 26(1): 45-47.

Mahony, S. 2010. Systematic and taxomonic [taxonomic] revaluation of four little known Asian agamid species, Calotes kingdonwardi Smith, 1935, Japalura kaulbacki Smith, 1937, Salea kakhienensis Anderson, 1879 and the monotypic genus Mictopholis Smith, 1935 (Reptilia: Agamidae). Zootaxa 2514: 1-23.

Japalura dasi

Schleich, H.H.; Kästle, W. (eds.). 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Nepal: biology, systematics, field guide. A.R.G. Gantner Verlag, Ruggell. 1201 pp.

Japalura kumaonensis

Annandale, N. 1914. Three rare Himalayan lizards. Records of the Indian Museum 10: 319-320.

Baig, K.J. 1990. Geographic distribution: Japalura kumaonensis (NCN). Herpetological Review 21(1): 22.

Kästle, W.; Schleich, H.H. 1998. Studies on the systematics and biology of the genus Japalura (Sauria: Agamidae). Contributions to the biology of Japalura kumaonensis (Annandale, 1907). pp. 247-268. In: Schleich, H.H. & Kästle, W. (eds.). Contributions to the herpetology of South-Asia (Nepal, India). Fuhlrott-Museum, Wuppertal. 320 pp.

Sichuan Biological Research Institute, Herpetological Department 1977. [A survey of reptiles in Xizang autonomous region, with faunal analysis and descriptions of new forms]. (In Chinese). Acta Zoologica Sinica 23(1): 64-71.

Japalura major

Annandale, N. 1914. Three rare Himalayan lizards. Records of the Indian Museum 10: 319-320.

Jamdar, N. 1985. A notes on the habits and breeding of the lizard Japalura major (Jerdon). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 82(2): 420-421.

Japalura sagittifera

Kunte, K.; Manthey, U. 2009. Wiederentdeckung von Japalura sagittifera (Sauria: Agamidae) in Arunachal Pradesh, Ost-Himalaya: ein Erstnachweis für die indische Herpetofauna. Sauria (Berlin) 31(2): 49-55.

Mahony, S. 2009. A new species of Japalura (Reptilia: Agamidae) from northeast India with a discussion of the similar species Japalura sagittifera Smith, 1940 and Japalura planidorsata Jerdon, 1870. Zootaxa 2212: 41-61.

Japalura tricarinata

Gruber, U. 1975. Agame Japalura tricarinata aus dem zentralen Nepal-Himalaya. Aquarium Aqua Terra 9(77): 502-505.

Kästle, W.; Schleich, H.H.; Shah, K.B. 1993. Contributions to the biology of Japalura tricarinata and J. polygonata (Sauria: Agamidae). Part 1. Distribution and habitat of Japalura tricarinata (Blyth, 1853). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 90(2): 223-226, 261.

Kästle, W.; Schleich, H.H.; Shah, K.B. 1993. Contributions to the biology of Japalura tricarinata and J. polygonata (Sauria: Agamidae). Part 2. Behaviour patterns in Japalura tricarinata (Blyth, 1853) and J. polygonata (Hallowell, 1861), (Sauria: Agamidae). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 90(2): 226-255, 261.

Manthey, U. 2008. Agamid lizards of southern Asia / Agamen des südlichen Asiens. Draconinae 1. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main. 160 pp.

Matsui, M.; Hikida, T.; Sengoku, S. 1980. The amphibians and reptiles collected by the Hokkaido University Expedition to Nepal Himalaya. Contributions from the Biological Laboratory Kyoto University 26(1): 17-22.

Japalura variegata

Dey, S.K. 1983. Meiotic chromosomes of a Himalayan lizard Japalura variegata Gray. Cell and Chromosome Research 6(2): 48-50.

Dey, S.K.; Henry, W.; Rai, A. 1988. Chromosomes of the agamid lizard Japalura variegata Gray (Reptilia: Agamidae). CIS (Chromosome Information Service) 45: 8-10.

Mathew, R. 2006. On the occurrence of Japalura variegata Gray (Reptilia: Sauria: Agamidae) in Mizoram, North East India. Cobra (Chennai) 64: 14-15.

Sharma, R.C. 1982. Osteology of the Indian mountain lizard Japalura variegata Gray (Reptilia: Agamidae). Records of the Zoological Survey of India 80(3-4): 525-549.