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Microauris aurantolabium

Agamids & Forest Lizards

Microauris aurantolabium

Basic stats

Habitat

Forest

Range

Southern Western Ghats; known from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Microauris aurantolabium, the small-eared dragon or orange-lipped forest lizard, is the only species in its genus of agamid lizards. It is found in the forests of the southern Western Ghats and is currently known from the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. It was formerly included in Pseudocalotes andamanensis of the Andaman Islands but recognised as distinct in 2008 (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is distinguished from that species by sharply keeled back scales that all point backward and downward, by lacking a pit in front of the shoulder, and by smaller scales on the nape and temple regions. The account used here gives no information on diet or breeding.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Microauris aurantolabium live in?
Forest
Where is the Microauris aurantolabium found?
Southern Western Ghats; known from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
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