Omanosaura jayakari
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Family: | Lacertidae |
| Genus: | Omanosaura |
| Species: | O. jayakari
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| Binomial name | |
| Omanosaura jayakari (Boulenger, 1887)
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Omanosaura jayakari, also known commonly as the Jayakar lizard, Jayakar'a 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]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, jayakari, is in honor of Indian surgeon Atmaram S. G. Jayakar, who collected the holotype.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b Omanosaura jayakari at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 May 2019.
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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).
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