Small forest lizard

The small forest lizard (Calotes paulus) is a species of agamid lizard found in India (eastern Himalaya, Khasi Hills, Sikkim, and China (Tibet).[1]

Small forest lizard
Calotes paulus, Meghalaya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Calotes
Species:
C. paulus
Binomial name
Calotes paulus
(Smith, 1935)
Synonyms

Calotes minor (Gray, 1845)
Oriocalotes minor (Günther, 1864)
Acanthosaura minor (Boulenger, 1885)
Oriocalotes paulus Smith, 1935

References

  1. Calotes paulus, The Reptiles Database
  • Smith, M.A. 1935 Reptiles and Amphibia, Vol. II. in: The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor and Francis, London, 440 pp.


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