Cristidorsa is a genus of lizards in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. Species of the genus are native to India and Myanmar. The name Cristidorsa is Latin for "ridged dorsum", in reference to the ridge on the back of lizards in this genus. The common name ridged dragons was suggested by the authors of the 2018 genus description. The genus contains two species, both of which were originally placed in the genus Japalura.
Species The genus Cristidorsa contains the following two species. Image Scientific name Common name Distribution Cristidorsa otai Ota's mountain lizard northeastern India Cristidorsa planidorsata smooth-scaled mountain lizardMyanmar and northeastern India.
Nota bene: a binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cristidorsa.
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