Mictopholis austeniana
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The Abor Hills Agama is a rare species of agamid lizard found in India
(Assam
, Arunachal Pradesh
).
Type locality: Hills near Harmatti (= Dafla Hills, Assam, fide SMITH 1935). The species was previously known only from its holotype
, but was rediscovered in 2006 at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
in Arunachal Pradesh.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
, Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
).
Type locality: Hills near Harmatti (= Dafla Hills, Assam, fide SMITH 1935). The species was previously known only from its holotype
Holotype
A holotype is a single physical example of an organism, known to have been used when the species was formally described. It is either the single such physical example or one of several such, but explicitly designated as the holotype...
, but was rediscovered in 2006 at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary
Eaglenest or Eagle's Nest Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of India in the Himalayan foothills of West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh. It conjoins Sessa Orchid Sanctuary to the northeast and Pakhui Tiger Reserve across the Kameng river to the east. Altitude ranges extremely from to...
in Arunachal Pradesh.