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Aphaniotis ornata (LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1893)

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Ornate Earless Agama 
SynonymJapalura ornata LIDTH DE JEUDE 1893: 251
Japalura ornata — DE ROOIJ 1915: 92
Japalura nasuta DE JONG 1930: 115 (fide OTA & HIKIDA 2000)
Japalura ornata — SMITH 1931: 22
Japalura nasuta — DAAN & HILLENIUS 1966: 131
Japalura ornata — WERMUTH 1967: 67
Japalura nasuta — MANTHEY 1983
Japalura ornata — MANTHEY 1983
Aphaniotis ornata — MALKMUS 1994: 245
Aphaniotis ornata — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 159
Aphaniotis nasuta — MALKMUS 1994: 245
Aphaniotis ornata — BARTS & WILMS 2003 
DistributionIndonesia (N Borneo), Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Brunei Darussalam

nasuta: N Borneo; Type locality: N Borneo.

Type locality: Sandakan-Bay, N Borneo  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MZB Lace. 175a. 1 ex, male, from North Kalimantan, by Mohari, in 1912; Paratypes: MZB Lace. 175b, 3 ex, sex undetermined, same data as for the holotype; ZMA.RENA [Japalura nasuta DE JONG 1930] 
Diagnosis 
CommentThis species has a distinct protrusion on its snout (acutirostris and fusca have only a small or no protrusion). 
EtymologyThe Latin noun ornatus, "decoration" or "ornament," refers to the ornate coloration. 
References
  • Ahmad, Norhayati; Eddie Ahmad, Mahathir Ratag, Edward Asrul Alimin Sinon, Brandon Don, Francer Francis, Muhammad Ridzuan Mahmod, Amshari Agimin, Daicus Belabut 2019. Amphibians and Reptiles of Imbak Canyon Study Centre and Batu Timbang Camp. Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation 16: 25–33
  • ANANJEVA, Natalia B.; Xianguang GUO and Yuezhao WANG 2011. Taxonomic Diversity of Agamid Lizards (Reptilia, Sauria, Acrodonta, Agamidae) from China: A Comparative Analysis. Asian Herpetological Research 2 (3): 117-128 - get paper here
  • Barts, M. & Wilms, T. 2003. Die Agamen der Welt. Draco 4 (14): 4-23 - get paper here
  • Daan, S. & Hillenius,D. 1966. Catalogue of the type specimens of amphibians and reptiles in the Zoological Museum, Amsterdam. Beaufortia 13: 117-144
  • Das , I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo. Natural History Publications, Kota Kinabalu, Borneo
  • Das, I. & Yaakob, N. 2007. Status of knowledge of the Malaysian herpetofauna. In Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. in: L. S. L. Chua, L. G. Kirton & L. G. Saw (eds.), Status of biological diversity in Malaysia & threat assessment of plant species in Malaysia. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, pp. 31-81
  • Das, I; Pui, Y M & Hertwig, S T 2019. Geographic Distribution: Aphaniotis ornata (Ornate Shrub Lizard) Malaysia: Sarawak: Kapit District. Herpetological Review 50 (2): 327-328 - get paper here
  • De JONG 1930. Notes on some reptiles from the Dutch East Indies. Treubia, Buitenzorg, 12 (1): 115-119 - get paper here
  • de Rooij, N. de 1915. The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden (E. J. Brill), xiv + 384 pp. - get paper here
  • Iskandar, Djoko T. and Mumpuni 2002. The herpetological type specimens in the Museum Zoologicum Bogoriense Collection. Hamadryad 27 (1):123-135 - get paper here
  • Lidth de Jeude,T.W. van 1893. On reptiles from North Borneo. Notes from the Leyden Museum 15 (3): 250-257 - get paper here
  • Malkmus, R.; Manthey, U.; Vogel, G. Hoffmann, P. & Kosuch, J. 2002. Amphibians and reptiles of Mount Kinabalu (North Borneo). A.R.G. Ganther Verlag, Rugell, 404 pp.
  • Malkmus,R. 1994. Herpetologische Beobachtungen aam Mt. Kinabalu, Nord-Borneo. IV. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Berlin 70: 217-249. - get paper here
  • Manthey U 2008. Agamid lizards of Southern Asia, Draconinae 1. Terralog 7, 160 pp.
  • Manthey, U. & Grossmann, W. 1997. Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Natur und Tier Verlag (Münster), 512 pp. - get paper here
  • Manthey,U. 1983. Exkursion am Mt. Kinabalu (4101 m), Nordborneo, Teil 3: Checkliste der Herpetofauna oberhalb 600 m ü. NN. Herpetofauna 5 (23): 20-31 - get paper here
  • Ota, H. & T. HIKIDA 2000. Aphaniotis nasuta (DE JONG, 1930), a junior synonym of A. ornata (VAN LIDTH DE JEUDE, 1893) (Squamata: Agamidae). Current Herpetology 19 (1): 11-14 - get paper here
  • Smith, M.A. 1931. The herpetology of Mt. Kinabalu, North Borneo, 13455 ft. Bull. Raffles Mus. No. 5: 3-32. - get paper here
  • UJANG, MUHAMMAD AINI; HADIMAR, KARMELE LLANO SÁNCHEZ, MARIUS JOSCHA MAIWALD & INDRANEIL DAS. 2021. Geographic distribution: APHANIOTIS ORNATA (Ornate Shrub Lizard). INDONESIA: WEST KALIMANTAN PROVINCE: Melawi Regency. Herpetological Review 52 (3): 575–576. - get paper here
 
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