Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022.
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Genus
Salea
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Indian Bush Agamas, Bush Lizards, Saleas, Spiny Lizards
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Stachelschuppen-Agamen
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Indiske Kratagamer
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1845 | |
Salea Gray (type species: Salea horsfieldii Gray 1845) |
1851 | |
Mecolepis Dumeril (type species: Mecolepis trispinosus Dumeril 1851; syn. Wermuth 1967) |
1878 | |
Lophosalea Beddome (type species: Lophosalea anamallayana Beddome 1878; syn. Wermuth 1967) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 2 (66.7%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100%
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Salea anamallayana
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Anaimalai Bush Agama, Anaimalai Spiny Lizard, Dark-brown Bush Lizard
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Anaimalai-Stachelschuppen-Agame
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Anaimalai-kratagam
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1878 | |
Lophosalea anamallayana Beddome |
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Salea anamallayana Boulenger 1885 |
1928 | |
Salea anamallayana triangularis Roux |
Distribution:
India
(Kerala,
Tamil Nadu).
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Salea gularis
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(Indian Bush Agama)
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(Stachelschuppen-Agame)
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(Indisk Kratagam)
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1853 | |
Salea gularis Blyth |
Remarks:
Status and type locality uncertain.
The type specimen is unavailable, and the generic assignment ambiguous (Manthey 2010).
According to Smith (1935) it may belong in the genus
Calotes.
Not mentioned by Sharma (2002).
Distribution:
Unknown.
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Salea horsfieldii
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Nilgiri Bush Agama, Green Bush Lizard, (Horsfield's Spiny Lizard)
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Nilgiri-Stachelschuppen-Agame, (Horsfields Stachelschuppen-Agame)
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Nilgiri-kratagam
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1845 | |
Salea horsfieldii Gray |
1846 | |
Salea jerdonii Gray (Wermuth 1967) |
1851 | |
Mecolepis hirsutus Duméril (Wermuth 1967) |
1851 | |
Mecolepis sulcatus Duméril (Wermuth 1967) |
1851 | |
Mecolepis trispinosus Duméril (Wermuth 1967) |
Remarks:
Although reported from Kerala by some authors (Thomas & Easa 1997; Easa & Ramachandran 2004; Palot 2015), the species has only been verified from Tamil Nadu
(Das, Campbell, Deuti, Bag & Raha 2019).
Distribution:
India
(Tamil Nadu).
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