''Takydromus haughtonianus'', commonly known as the Goalpara grass lizard, is a
species
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of
lizard
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in the
family
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Lacertidae
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. The species is
endemic
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to
India
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.
Geographic range
''T. haughtonianus'' is found in northeastern India in the Indian state of
Assam
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The type locality is "Goalpara, Assam".][
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Reproduction
''T. haughtonianus'' is oviparous
Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, dinosaurs (including birds), and ...
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References
Further reading
* Günther A (1888). "On a collection of reptiles from China". ''Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sixth Series'' 1: 165-172.
* Jerdon TC (1870). "Notes on Indian Herpetology". ''Proc. Asiatic Soc. Bengal'' 1870: 66-85. (''Tachydromus haughtonianus'', new species, p. 72).
*Lin, Si-Min; Chen, Chaolun Allen; Lue, Kuang-Yang (2002). "Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Grass Lizards Genus ''Takydromus'' (Reptilia: Lacertidae) of East Asia". ''Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution'' 22: 276-288. rratum in 26: 333
*Schlüter, Uwe (2003). ''Die Langschwanzeidechsen der Gattung'' Takydromus. Rheinstetten: Kirschner & Seufer Verlag. 110 pp. . eview in ''Draco'' 21: 91
External links
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Takydromus
Reptiles of India
Reptiles described in 1870
Taxa named by Thomas C. Jerdon
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