Calotes minor

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Toxicofera
Subordo: Iguania
Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Calotes
Species: Calotes minor
Name

Calotes minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827)

Holotype: based on unpublished colour sketch by Hardwicke (Hardwicke NHM archives No. 82).
Type locality: “Chittagong. Var. Mhendy Ghat. Sandy plains” (in error).

Combinations

Agama minor Hardwicke & Gray, 1827: 218 [original combination]
Brachysaura minor — Moody, 1980 [subsequent combination]
Laudakia minor — Das, 1994 [subsequent combination, in error]
Calotes minor — Deepak et al., 2015: 379 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

Brachysaura ornata Blyth, 1856: 449 [synonymised by Smith (1935: 225)]
Holotype: lost fide Smith (1935: 225).
Type locality: “Ságur”, central India.

References
Primary references

Hardwicke, T. & Gray, J.E. 1827. A synopsis of the species of saurian reptiles, collected in India by Major-General Hardwicke. The Zoological Journal 3: 213–229. BHL Reference page.
Blyth, E. 1856. [Proceedings of the Society. Report of the Curator]. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 25: 448–449. BHL
Deepak, V., Vyas, R., Giri, V.B. & Karanth, K.P. 2015. A taxonomic mystery for more than 180 years: the identity and systematic position of Brachysaura minor (Hardwicke & Gray, 1827). Vertebrate Zoology 65(3): 371–381. Full article (PDF). Open access Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Calotes minor. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 November 2019.
Khan, M.S. & Papenfuss, T. 2016. IUCN: Calotes minor (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T170377A104646004. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T170377A104646004.en

Vernacular names
English: Hardwicke's Bloodsucker