Japalura dasi, also known commonly as the Agaupani mountain lizard or the Agaupani forest agama (Nepalese: Agaupani jangali chheparo or hariyo chheparo), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Nepal. It is listed as "Vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Etymology The specific name, dasi, is in honor of Indian herpetologist, Indraneil Das.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Japalura dasi, p. 66).
Geographic range J. dasi is endemic to the Bajhura District in Nepal.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of J. dasi is shrubland, but it can also be found in cultivated habitats.
Reproduction J. dasi is oviparous.
References
Further reading (in English and Nepali).