New Kangaroo Lizard Species:
Scientists have discovered a new kangaroo lizard species from the Western Ghats.
- Researchers named the new, scaly reptiles after the Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered of Existence (EDGE) program through the Zoological Society of London.
- The new species Agasthyagama edgeor the northern kangaroo lizard belongs to the Agamidae family.
- A group of scientists discovered the new species from the southern Western Ghats at Kulamavu in Idukki.
- The species is the second one of the Agasthyagama genus after A. beddomii or Indian kangaroo lizard that has been previously reported from Sivagiri hills in Tamil Nadu.
