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'Cloud-Forest Japalure' Photograph by Ryan Van Meter

Cloud-Forest Japalure

Rarely-seen agamid lizard of the Himalayas.

22 May 2013

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Shikha, Nepal

Cloud-Forest Japalure

Japalura tricarinata
iNaturalist Observation
MARKED RESEARCH GRADE
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A six-week solo walk through the Annapurna Mountains of Nepal to survey Himalayan biodiversity — from पोखरा to मुक्तिनाथ (May to June 2013)

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48 Identified Species
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