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	\| status_ref = <ref name=~~"iucn status 20 November 2021"~~>{{~~cite~~ iucn \|~~author~~=Srinivasulu, ~~C. \|author2=~~Srinivasulu, ~~B. \|author3=~~Vijayakumar, ~~S.P. \|author4=~~Ganesan, ~~S.R. \|author5=~~Ramesh, ~~M. \|author6=~~Ganesh, ~~S.R. \|author7=~~Manthey, U~~. \|date=2013~~ \|title=''Salea horsfieldii'' \|volume=2013 \|page=e.T174089A1412661 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T174089A1412661.en ~~\|access-date=20 November 2021~~}}</ref>		\| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn\|vauthors=Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B, Vijayakumar SP, Ganesan SR, Ramesh M, Ganesh SR, Manthey U\|title=''Salea horsfieldii ''\|volume=2013\|page=e.T174089A1412661\|date=2013\|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T174089A1412661.en}}</ref>
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	'''''Salea horsfieldii''''', commonly known as '''Horsfield's spiny lizard''' or the '''Nilgiri salea''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)\|family]] [[Agamidae]]. The species is [[Endemism\|endemic]] to the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of [[India]].<ref name=~~"iucn status 20 November 2021"~~ /> It is found mainly in the high altitude grassy hills. A related species, ''[[Salea anamallayana]]'', is found in the grassy hills of the [[Anaimalai Hills]].		'''''Salea horsfieldii''''', commonly known as '''Horsfield's spiny lizard''' or the '''Nilgiri salea''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)\|family]] [[Agamidae]]. The species is [[Endemism\|endemic]] to the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of [[India]].<ref name=IUCN/> It is found mainly in the high altitude grassy hills. A related species, ''[[Salea anamallayana]]'', is found in the grassy hills of the [[Anaimalai Hills]].

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==
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	''S. horsfieldii'' is an olive brown to green lizard, with a white banded appearance. The snout is about 1.5 times as long as the eye diameter which is about twice the diameter of the ear opening. The scales on the head are large and rough. Some scales around the brow above the eye are curved. A row of three or four large scales is found between the eye and the ear opening. The scales on the throat are lanceolate, keeled and sharp tipped. The male has a crest on the back of the neck made up of a few lanceolate spines facing backwards. The dorsal crest continues after a break behind the nuchal crest. The scales on the upper surface are large, rhomboidal, strongly keeled, pointing straight backwards; these are nearly always of unequal size, larger ones being scattered on the sides. The ventral scales are very strongly imbricate, strongly keeled and ending in a spine, nearly as large as the dorsals. The limbs are somewhat long, and when the hind limb is held along the body, the toes reach between the shoulder and ear opening. The tail, which is compressed, has a small crest in the male, but is crestless in the female. The caudal scales are sub-equal and strongly keeled.<ref name="Blgr1890"/>		''S. horsfieldii'' is an olive brown to green lizard, with a white banded appearance. The snout is about 1.5 times as long as the eye diameter which is about twice the diameter of the ear opening. The scales on the head are large and rough. Some scales around the brow above the eye are curved. A row of three or four large scales is found between the eye and the ear opening. The scales on the throat are lanceolate, keeled and sharp tipped. The male has a crest on the back of the neck made up of a few lanceolate spines facing backwards. The dorsal crest continues after a break behind the nuchal crest. The scales on the upper surface are large, rhomboidal, strongly keeled, pointing straight backwards; these are nearly always of unequal size, larger ones being scattered on the sides. The ventral scales are very strongly imbricate, strongly keeled and ending in a spine, nearly as large as the dorsals. The limbs are somewhat long, and when the hind limb is held along the body, the toes reach between the shoulder and ear opening. The tail, which is compressed, has a small crest in the male, but is crestless in the female. The caudal scales are sub-equal and strongly keeled.<ref name="Blgr1890"/>

	The colour is pale olive above but varies from green to brown, with irregular dark-brown cross bands, often broken up by a band of light-brown colour running along the sides of the back. The larger scales on the sides are frequently white, and a blackish band edged below in white extends from the eye, through the tympanum, to the foreleg. The tail is banded with regular dark brown and creamy bands. The length from snout to vent (SVL) is about 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) and the tail measures 9.75 inches (24.8 cm).<ref name="Blgr1890">[[George Albert Boulenger\|Boulenger GA]] (1890). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (''Salea horsfieldii'', pp. 131-132).</ref>		The colour is pale olive above but varies from green to brown, with irregular dark-brown cross bands, often broken up by a band of light-brown colour running along the sides of the back. The larger scales on the sides are frequently white, and a blackish band edged below in white extends from the eye, through the tympanum, to the foreleg. The tail is banded with regular dark brown and creamy bands. The length from snout to vent (SVL) is about 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) and the tail measures 9.75 inches (24.8 cm).<ref name="Blgr1890">[[George Albert Boulenger\|Boulenger GA]] (1890). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (''Salea horsfieldii'', pp. 131-132).</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	\| status = LC \| status_system = IUCN3.1		\| status = LC \| status_system = IUCN3.1
	\| status_ref = <ref name=~~IUCN~~>{{~~Cite~~ iucn\|~~vauthors~~=Srinivasulu C, ~~Srinivasulu~~ B, Vijayakumar SP, Ganesan SR, Ramesh M, Ganesh SR, Manthey U\|title=''Salea horsfieldii ''\|volume=2013\|page=e.T174089A1412661~~\|date=2013~~\|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T174089A1412661.en}}</ref>		\| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021">{{cite iucn \|author=Srinivasulu, C. \|author2=Srinivasulu, B. \|author3=Vijayakumar, S.P. \|author4=Ganesan, S.R. \|author5=Ramesh, M. \|author6=Ganesh, S.R. \|author7=Manthey, U. \|date=2013 \|title=''Salea horsfieldii'' \|volume=2013 \|page=e.T174089A1412661 \|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T174089A1412661.en \|access-date=20 November 2021}}</ref>
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	'''''Salea horsfieldii''''', commonly known as '''Horsfield's spiny lizard''' or the '''Nilgiri salea''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)\|family]] [[Agamidae]]. The species is [[Endemism\|endemic]] to the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of [[India]].<ref name=~~IUCN~~/> It is found mainly in the high altitude grassy hills. A related species, ''[[Salea anamallayana]]'', is found in the grassy hills of the [[Anaimalai Hills]].		'''''Salea horsfieldii''''', commonly known as '''Horsfield's spiny lizard''' or the '''Nilgiri salea''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)\|family]] [[Agamidae]]. The species is [[Endemism\|endemic]] to the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of [[India]].<ref name="iucn status 20 November 2021" /> It is found mainly in the high altitude grassy hills. A related species, ''[[Salea anamallayana]]'', is found in the grassy hills of the [[Anaimalai Hills]].

	==Etymology==		==Etymology==

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{{Short description|Species of lizard}}
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{{Speciesbox
| image = SaleaHead.jpg
| image_caption = Side view of the head
| name = ''Salea horsfieldii''
| status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{Cite iucn|vauthors=Srinivasulu C, Srinivasulu B, Vijayakumar SP, Ganesan SR, Ramesh M, Ganesh SR, Manthey U|title=''Salea horsfieldii ''|volume=2013|page=e.T174089A1412661|date=2013|doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T174089A1412661.en}}</ref>
| genus = Salea
| species = horsfieldii
| authority = [[John Edward Gray|Gray]], 1845
| range_map = Salea horsfieldii distribution.png
}}

'''''Salea horsfieldii''''', commonly known as '''Horsfield's spiny lizard''' or the '''Nilgiri salea''', is a [[species]] of [[lizard]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Agamidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Nilgiri Hills]] of [[India]].<ref name=IUCN/> It is found mainly in the high altitude grassy hills. A related species, ''[[Salea anamallayana]]'', is found in the grassy hills of the [[Anaimalai Hills]].

==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''horsfieldii'', is in honor of [[Americans|American]] [[Natural history|naturalist]] [[Thomas Horsfield]].<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Salea horsfieldii'', p. 126).</ref>

==Description==
[[File:SaleaHorsfieldii.jpg|thumb|left|''Salea horsfieldii'']]
''S. horsfieldii'' is an olive brown to green lizard, with a white banded appearance. The snout is about 1.5 times as long as the eye diameter which is about twice the diameter of the ear opening. The scales on the head are large and rough. Some scales around the brow above the eye are curved. A row of three or four large scales is found between the eye and the ear opening. The scales on the throat are lanceolate, keeled and sharp tipped. The male has a crest on the back of the neck made up of a few lanceolate spines facing backwards. The dorsal crest continues after a break behind the nuchal crest. The scales on the upper surface are large, rhomboidal, strongly keeled, pointing straight backwards; these are nearly always of unequal size, larger ones being scattered on the sides. The ventral scales are very strongly imbricate, strongly keeled and ending in a spine, nearly as large as the dorsals. The limbs are somewhat long, and when the hind limb is held along the body, the toes reach between the shoulder and ear opening. The tail, which is compressed, has a small crest in the male, but is crestless in the female. The caudal scales are sub-equal and strongly keeled.<ref name="Blgr1890"/>

The colour is pale olive above but varies from green to brown, with irregular dark-brown cross bands, often broken up by a band of light-brown colour running along the sides of the back. The larger scales on the sides are frequently white, and a blackish band edged below in white extends from the eye, through the tympanum, to the foreleg. The tail is banded with regular dark brown and creamy bands. The length from snout to vent (SVL) is about 3.75 inches (9.5 cm) and the tail measures 9.75 inches (24.8 cm).<ref name="Blgr1890">[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1890). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (''Salea horsfieldii'', pp. 131-132).</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
*[[George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]] (1885). ''Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. Geckonidæ, Eublepharidæ, Uroplatidæ, Pygopodidæ, Agamidæ.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (''Salea horsfieldii'', pp. 312–313).
*[[:fr:Indraneil Das|Das I]] (2002). ''A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India''. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. {{ISBN|0-88359-056-5}}. (''Salea horsfieldii'', p. 81).
*[[John Edward Gray|Gray JE]] (1845). ''Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum.'' London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. (''Salea horsfieldii'', new species, p. 242).
*[[Malcolm Arthur Smith|Smith MA]] (1935). ''The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria.'' London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. ("''Salea horsfieldi'' [sic]", pp. 177–179, Figure 52).

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[[Category:Salea]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1845]]
[[Category:Reptiles of India]]
[[Category:Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Taxa named by John Edward Gray]]