Harpesaurus
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Harpesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.<ref name=RDB/>
Each of the 6 species are known from at most only a few specimens.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Geographic rangeEdit
Species of the genus Harpesaurus are found on the Greater Sunda Islands.<ref name=":0" />
HabitatEdit
The natural habitat of lizards of the genus Harpesaurus is forests.Template:Citation needed
SpeciesEdit
Six species are recognized as being valid.<ref name=RDB>Template:EMBL genus. www.reptile-database.org.</ref>
| Species | Common Name | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Harpesaurus beccarii | Sumatra nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus borneensis | Borneo | |
| Harpesaurus brooksi | Sumatra | |
| Harpesaurus ensicauda | Nias nose-horned lizard | Nias |
| Harpesaurus modiglianii
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Modigliani's nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus tricinctus | Java nose-horned lizard | Likely Java |
The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos Template:Small 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.<ref name="Putra2020" />
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.
ReferencesEdit
Further readingEdit
- 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 linksEdit
- Rochmyaningih, Dyna (2020). "A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found". Science News, June 9, 2020.