Japalura austeniana

Japalura austeniana, also known commonly as the Abor Hills agama or Annandale's dragon, is a rare species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Asia.

Etymology
The specific name, austeniana, is in honor of English topographer Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen.

Geographic range
J. austeniana is found in Bhutan and India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh).

Type locality: "Hills near Harmatti, Assam" (= Dafla Hills, Assam, fide M.A. Smith 1935).

Rediscovery
This species, J. austeniana, was previously known only from its holotype, but was rediscovered in 2006 at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh.

Description
The holotype of J. austeniana, a female, has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 9 cm. The tail is very long, 23 cm.

Reproduction
J. austeniana is oviparous.