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Kumaon Mountain Lizard
Japalura kumaonensis (Annandale, 1907)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Kumaon Mountain Lizard (Japalura kumaonensis)
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Open encyclopedia reference
Japalura kumaonensis (common names: Kumaon mountain lizard, Kumaon forest agama) is an agamid lizard found in northern India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Tibet (China). It was described based on specimens from Mussoorie and from Nainital in the Kumaon division, the latter reflected in the specific name kumaonensis.
Wikipedia contributors, Japalura kumaonensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:08:28.593395+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Japalura kumaonensis (Annandale, 1907)
- Name authority
- (Annandale, 1907)
- Common name
- Kumaon Mountain Lizard
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Japalura
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyDraconinae
- genusJapalura
- speciesJapalura kumaonensis (Annandale, 1907)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Japalura. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Burmese JapalureJapalura sagittifera Smith, 1940 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Himalayan DragonJapalura variegata Gray, 1853 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Japalura mictophola Mirza, Gowande, Thackeray, Bhosale, Sawant, Phansalkar & Patel, 2024 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anderson's Mountain lizardJapalura andersoniana Annandale, 1905 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Agaupani forest agamaJapalura dasi (Shah & Kästle, 2002) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Greater forest agamaJapalura major (Jerdon, 1870) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Three Keeled Mountain LizardJapalura tricarinata (Blyth, 1853) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Acanthosaura kumaonensis Annandale, 1907 Annandale, 1907 | synonym |
| Acanthosaura major Annandale, 1914 Annandale, 1914 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Japalura&species=kumaonensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3QLQ9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.