Omanosaura jayakari

Species of lizard

Omanosaura jayakari
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Family: Lacertidae
Genus: Omanosaura
Species:
O. jayakari
Binomial name
Omanosaura jayakari
(Boulenger, 1887)
Synonyms[2]
  • Lacerta jayakari
    Boulenger, 1887
  • Lacerta (Omanosaura) jayakari
    — D. Lutz, Bischoff & Mayer, 1986
  • Australolacerta jayakari
    — Arnold, 1989
  • Omanosaura jayakari
    — Mayer & Bischoff, 1996

Omanosaura jayakari, also known commonly as the Jayakar lizard, Jayakar's lizard, and Jayakar's Oman lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to Oman and the United Arab Emirates.[1][2]

Jayakar's Oman lizard from Hatta, United Arab Emirates

Etymology

The specific name, jayakari, is in honor of Indian surgeon Atmaram S. G. Jayakar, who collected the holotype.[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of O, jayakari is rocky areas near water, at altitudes from sea level to 1,676 m (5,499 ft).[1]

Behavior

O. jayakari is terrestrial.[1]

Diet

O. jayakari is omnivorous, preying upon insects, amphibians, and reptiles, and also eating plants.[1]

Reproduction

O. jayakari is oviparous.[2]

Taxonomy

Omanosaura jayakari is the type species of the genus Omanosaura.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Soorae, P.; Els, J.; Al Rasbi, K.J.M.; Mallon, D. (2012). "Omanosaura jayakari ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T199615A2606752. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T199615A2606752.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Omanosaura jayakari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2019.
  3. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Omanosaura jayakari, p. 134).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1887). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III. Lacertidæ .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 575 pp. + Plates I–XL. (Lacerta jayakari, new species, pp. 40–41 + Plate II).
  • Sindaco R, Jeremčenko VK (2008). The Reptiles of the Western Palearctic. 1. Annotated Checklist and Distributional Atlas of the Turtles, Crocodiles, Amphisbaenians and Lizards of Europe, North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia. (Monographs of the Societas Herpetologica Italica). Latina, Italy: Edizioni Belvedere. 580 pp. ISBN 978-88-89504-14-7.

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