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Calotes

genus of reptiles
Taxon taxon Q1875940
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Calotes

Summary

Calotes is a taxon[1]. Calotes ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Calotes's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Calotes is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Calotes belongs to the parent taxon Draconinae[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Calotes is Calotes[6].
  • Calotes's Commons category is recorded as Calotes[7].
  • Calotes's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Calotes[8].
  • Calotes's taxon synonym is recorded as Oriocalotes[9].

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Classification

Calotes's scientific name is Calotes[6]. Calotes is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Calotes belongs to the parent taxon Draconinae[5].

Identifiers

Calotes's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 31260[10]. Calotes's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 48252[11]. Calotes's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 19460[12]. Calotes's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2466496[13]. Calotes's ITIS TSN is recorded as 209043[14].

Why It Matters

Calotes ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (221 views/month, #1,593 of 195,241).[2] Calotes has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Calotes is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxon synonym → Oriocalotes
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → Draconinae
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293651705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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