asp ur , ▁R ew a , ▁Al la hab ad , ▁Haz ara , ▁Me er ut , ▁Sub ath u ▁( Sim la ). ▁ ▁Tax onom ic ▁history ▁When ▁Carl ▁Lin na eus ▁first ▁described ▁the ▁species ▁Lac erta ▁pun ct ata ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁ 1 0 th ▁edition ▁of ▁System a ▁Natur ae , ▁he ▁based ▁his ▁description ▁on ▁material ▁from ▁two ▁different ▁species . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁a ▁lect ot ype ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁stabil ise ▁the ▁nom en cl ature , ▁separ ating ▁the ▁Asian ▁species ▁now ▁called ▁L yg os oma ▁pun ct ata ▁from ▁the ▁African ▁species ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁known ▁by ▁that ▁name , ▁but ▁which ▁must ▁now ▁be ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁M ab u ya ▁hom alo ce ph ala . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Bou len ger , ▁George ▁A . ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁The ▁Fa una ▁of ▁British ▁India , ▁In cluding ▁C ey lon ▁and ▁Bur ma . ▁Re pt ilia ▁and ▁Bat rach ia . ▁Taylor ▁& ▁Francis , ▁London , ▁x vi ii , ▁ 5 4 1 ▁pp . ▁ ▁Taylor , ▁Edward ▁H . ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁C ey lon ese ▁l iz ards ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Sc inc idae . ▁University ▁of ▁Kansas ▁Science ▁Bul letin ▁ 3 3 ▁( 2 ): ▁ 4 8 1 - 5 1 8 ▁ ▁Category : L yg os oma ▁Category : Re