Subspecies in India
This species was previously listed under Calotes, as Calotes rouxii. It was reassigned to Monilesaurus by Pal et al. (2018).
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
Monilesaurus rouxii - Sahyadri Forest Lizard
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | |||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
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| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
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| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Pal, Saunak; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Shanker, Kartik; Jayarajan, Aditi; Deepak, V. (2018). A systematic revision of Calotes Cuvier, 1817 (Squamata: Agamidae) from the Western Ghats adds two genera and reveals two new species. Zootaxa, 4482:401–450.
Page citation
Anonymous 2025. Monilesaurus rouxii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) – Sahyadri Forest Lizard. In Kamdar, A. and K. Kunte. (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. v.1.26. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianreptiles.org/monilesaurus-rouxii, accessed 2025/11/03.