NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Calotes geissleri Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Calotes geissleri is a species of agamid lizard. It is found in Myanmar and India. It is named after Peter Geißler from the Museum Natur und Mensch Freiburg (Germany).
Males grow to 122 mm (4.8 in) and females to 114 mm (4.5 in) in snout–vent length.
Wikipedia contributors, Calotes geissleri; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:21:21.029999+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Calotes geissleri Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021
- Name authority
- Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Calotes
- 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
- genusCalotes
- speciesCalotes geissleri Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Calotes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Calotes htunwini Zug & Vindum, 2006 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mizoram Montane Forest LizardCalotes zolaiking Giri, Chaitanya, Mahony, Lalronunga, Lalrinchhana, Das, Sarkar, Karanth & Deepak, 2019 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Small Forest LizardCalotes paulus Smith, 1935 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calotes vindumbarbatus Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calotes goetzi Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wang’s garden lizardCalotes wangi Huang, Li, Wang, Li, Hou & Cai, 2023 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calotes iadina Wang, Deepak & Grismer, 2024 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calotes bachae Hartmann, Geissler, Poyarkov, Ihlow, Galoyan, Rödder & Böhme, 2013 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Common Green Forest LizardCalotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calotes desilvai Bahir & Maduwage, 2005 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Calotes emma Gray, 1845 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yunnan Forest LizardCalotes jerdoni Günther, 1870 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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=Calotes&species=geissleri 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. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
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:8SJKK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.