Wildlifeof Nepal
Japalura major
Agamids & Forest Lizards
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Japalura major
Basic stats
Habitat
Elevations up to 2,600m
Range
Northern India (western Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh) and Nepal
Japalura major, the large mountain lizard or greater forest agama, is an agamid lizard found in northern India and Nepal. It lives at elevations up to about 2,600m, in the western Himalaya of Himachal Pradesh in India and into Nepal (Wikipedia and Reptile Database, general species account).
No description, size, diet or breeding information was found in the sources opened, so none is stated. The entry is kept deliberately short rather than borrowing from other Japalura species, which differ in size and habitat.
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Japalura major live in?
- Elevations up to 2,600m
- Where is the Japalura major found?
- Northern India (western Himalaya, Himachal Pradesh) and Nepal