title: Japalura dasi
text: # Japalura dasi
  
  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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  