Harpesaurus
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Harpesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.[1]
Each of the 6 species are known from at most only a few specimens.[2][3]
Geographic range
Species of the genus Harpesaurus are found on the Greater Sunda Islands.[2]
Habitat
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Species
Six species are recognized as being valid.[1]
| Species | Common Name | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Harpesaurus beccarii
Doria, 1888Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Sumatra nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus borneensis
(Mertens, 1924)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Borneo | |
| Harpesaurus brooksi
(Parker, 1924)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Sumatra | |
| Harpesaurus ensicauda
F. Werner, 1913Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Nias nose-horned lizard | Nias |
| Harpesaurus modiglianii
Vinciguerra, 1933Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".[4] |
Modigliani's nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus tricinctus
(A.H.A. Duméril in A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Java nose-horned lizard | Likely Java |
The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos King, 1978Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is a synonym of H. borneensis.
The Sumatran species H. modiglianii was previously known only from the type specimen, collected in 1891, but was found again in 2018.[4]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.
References
Further reading
- Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I-XXXII. (Harpesaurus, new genus, p. 279).
External links
- Rochmyaningih, Dyna (2020). "A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found". Science News, June 9, 2020.
- ↑ a b Genus Harpesaurus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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