Monilesaurus
Genus of lizards
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Monilesaurus is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae and is a new genus[1] described in 2018.[2] Currently it consists of 4 species, with 2 new species and 2 species split from the genus Calotes.
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| Monilesaurus rouxii, male in breeding plumage, Roux's forest lizard or Forest Calotes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Monilesaurus Pal, Vijayakumar, Shanker, Jayarajan & Deepak, 2018 |
| Species | |
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4 species, see here | |
Geographic range
The genus Monilesaurus is native to the Western Ghats of India.
Species
Below species were split from Calotes genus:
- Monilesaurus ellioti Günther, 1864 – Elliot's forest lizard
- Monilesaurus rouxii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – Roux's forest lizard, Roux's forest calotes, forest blood sucker
Below species are described newly under this genus:
- Monilesaurus acanthocephalus PAL, VIJAYAKUMAR, SHANKER, JAYARAJAN & DEEPAK, 2018 – spiny-headed forest lizard
- Monilesaurus montanus PAL, VIJAYAKUMAR, SHANKER, JAYARAJAN & DEEPAK, 2018 – montane forest lizard
