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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-09-05
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On the recent designation of a neotype for the taxon Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) (Reptilia: Agamidae)

508, 8 B Cross, Asha Township, Doddagubbi village, Bangalore, India - 560077
National Centre for Biological Science, TIFR, GKVK, Bellary Road, Bangalore - 560065
Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore - 560012
Reptilia Agamidae

Abstract

Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802) is a widespread species of agamid lizard found commonly in the Indian subcontinent and the Indo-Chinese region with a complicated taxonomic history (Uetz & Hosek, 2016). The type locality of this species has been debatable (Smith, 1935, Amarasinghe et al. 2009) and the recent designation of a neotype from Pondicherry by Gowande et al. (2016) though much warranted, introduces additional complications that impede a thorough taxonomic resolution of this species complex.

 

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