Harpesaurus beccarii explained
Harpesaurus beccarii, also known commonly as the Sumatra nose-horned lizard or the Sumatran nose-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Etymology
The specific name, beccarii, is in honor of Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.[1]
Description
H. beccarii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 8.6cm (03.4inches) (not including the rostral appendage), and a tail length of 16.4cm (06.5inches). The rostral appendage, which measures 1cm (00inches), is double, consisting of a longer anterior "horn" and a shorter posterior "horn". The body is bluish green dorsally.[2]
Reproduction
H. beccarii is oviparous.
Further reading
- Böhme W (1989). "Rediscovery of the Sumatran agamid lizard Harpesaurus beccarii Doria 1888, with the first notes on a live specimen". Tropical Zoology 2: 31–35.
- Doria G (1888). "Note erpetologiche. I. Alcuni nuovi sauri raccolti in Sumatra dal D.re O. Beccari ". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda 6: 646–652 + Plate VIII. (Harpesaurus beccarii, new species, pp. 646–648 + Plate VIII, figure 2). (in Italian).
- Manthey U (1990). "Das Portrait: Harpesaurus beccarii Doria ". Sauria 12 (3): 1–2. (in German).
Notes and References
- [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
- [Nelly de Rooij|de Rooij N]
