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Psammophilus blanfordanus (STOLICZKA, 1871)

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies
 
Common NamesE: Blanfords Rock Agama, Peninsular Dwarf Rock Agama 
SynonymCharasia blanfordana STOLICZKA 1871: 194
Charasia blanfordiana — THEOBALD 1876
Charasia blanfordiana — BOULENGER 1885: 333 (nom. subst.)
Charasia blanfordiana — BOETTGER 1892: 71
Charasia blanfordiana — ANNANDALE 1909: 255
Psammophilus blanfordianus — SMITH 1935: 210
Psammophilus blanfordanus — WERMUTH 1967: 94
Psammophilus blanfordianus — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 100
Psammophilus blanfordanus — HALLERMANN et al. 2001
Psammophilus blanfordanus — MURTHY 2010 
DistributionIndia (Gujarat, Bihar, Orissa = Odisha, Central Provinces, Eastern Ghats, Travancore south to Trivandrum, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala)

Type locality: India (= Central India fide SMITH 1935).  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: ZSI 6592–93, 6595–97, ZSI 6604, ZSI 6609, ZSI 6611, ZSI 6612–13; ZMB 8098, ZMB 54513 (was ZMB 8098 part.), "Godavari valley, north of Etore" (Elore?), leg. Blanford. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1622 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentReference images: see Uetz et al. 2024 for high-resolution reference images for this species. 
EtymologyNamed after William Thomas Blanford (1832-1905), member of the Geological Survey of India. 
References
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  • Ardesana, Ravi 2018. NATURAL HISTORY NOTES ON THE HARDWICKE'S BLOODSUCKER, Calotes minor (HARDWICKE & GRAY, 1827) WITH PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE AGAMIDAE OF GUJARAT, INDIA. Cobra 12 (1): 1-6 - get paper here
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  • Boettger, O. 1892. Listen von Kriechtieren und Lurchen aus dem tropischen Asien und aus Papuasien. Ber. Tät. Offenb. Ver. Nat., Offenbach, 29 - 32: 65 - 164 - get paper here
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1885. Catalogue of the lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae. London: 450 pp. - get paper here
  • Boulenger, George A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp. - get paper here
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