Harpesaurus
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Harpesaurus Boulenger, 1885[1] |
Harpesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.[2]
Each of the 6 species are known from at most only a few specimens.[3][4]
Geographic range
[edit]Species of the genus Harpesaurus are found on the Greater Sunda Islands.[3]
Habitat
[edit]The natural habitat of lizards of the genus Harpesaurus is forests.[citation needed]
Species
[edit]Six species are recognized as being valid.[2]
| Species | Common Name | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Harpesaurus beccarii Doria, 1888 | Sumatra nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus borneensis (Mertens, 1924) | Borneo | |
| Harpesaurus brooksi (Parker, 1924) | Sumatra | |
| Harpesaurus ensicauda F. Werner, 1913 | Nias nose-horned lizard | Nias |
| Harpesaurus modiglianii Vinciguerra, 1933[5] | Modigliani's nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus tricinctus (A.H.A. Duméril in A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) | Java nose-horned lizard | Likely Java |
The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos King, 1978 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.[5]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.
References
[edit]- ^ "Harpesaurus ". Dahms Tierleben. www.dahmstierleben.de/systematik/Reptilien/Squamata/Iguania/agamidae.
- ^ a b Genus Harpesaurus at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ a b Ineich, Ivan; Kopetsch, Thore; Böhme, Wolfgang (May 2022). "Pinocchio lizards and other lizards bearing rostral appendages − the peculiar habitus of the draconine agamid Harpesaurus tricinctus with highlights on its ecological implications and convergence with its New World equivalent, the dactyloid Anolis proboscis". Salamandra. 58 (2): 123–136 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Putra, Chairunas A.; Amarasinghe, A.A. Thasun; Research Center for Climate Change, Multidisciplinary Lab, FMIPA Building, 7th Floor, Kampus UI, University of Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia; Hikmatullah, Desy; Scali, Stefano; Brinkman, JanJaap; Manthey, Ulrich; Ineich, Ivan (2020-05-21). "REDISCOVERY OF MODIGLIANI'S NOSE-HORNED LIZARD, Harpesaurus modiglianii VINCIGUERRA, 1933 (REPTILIA : AGAMIDAE) AFTER 129 YEARS WITHOUT ANY OBSERVATION". Taprobanica. 9 (1): 3–11. doi:10.47605/tapro.v9i1.216.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Putra, C.A.; Amarasinghe, A.A.T.; Hikmatullah, D.; Scali, S.; Brinkman, J.; Manthey, U.; Ineich, I. (May 2020). "Rediscovery of Modigliani's Nose-horned Lizard, Harpesaurus modiglianii Vinciguerra, 1933 (Reptilia: Agamidae) After 129 Years Without Any Observation" (PDF). Taprobanica. 9 (1): 3–11. doi:10.47605/tapro.v9i1.216. S2CID 229579341. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-06-11. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Rochmyaningih, Dyna (2020). "A nose-horned dragon lizard lost to science for over 100 years has been found". Science News, June 9, 2020.