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Salea
Sign in to saveSalea is a genus of arboreal, slow-moving, diurnal, insectivorous, egg-laying agamid lizards endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. It has two species, each inhabiting very high mountainous tracts of the Western Ghats in the Shola forest ecosystems.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Salea is referenced by 8 other articles, and connects out to snake scales, Animalia and Reptilia.
It is catalogued under topics including Lizard genera, Lizards of Asia and Salea.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassSquamata
- FamilyAgamidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Agamidae
- Collections
- CAS, CM, ZMUC, MNHN
- Recorded in
- India, Burma, Inde
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Draconinae
- Image
- Salea anamallayana.JPG
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- Salea
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- Salea
- taxon rank
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- Category:Salea
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- Salea
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Species
- References
Salea is a genus of arboreal, slow-moving, diurnal, insectivorous, egg-laying agamid lizards endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. It has two species, each inhabiting very high mountainous tracts of the Western Ghats in the Shola forest ecosystems.
==Description== Albert Günther, in his treatise "The Reptiles of British India", described Salea as follows:
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