Harpesaurus brooksi explained

Harpesaurus brooksi is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.

Etymology

The specific name, brooksi, is in honor of British metallurgical chemist Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and Sumatra.^[1]

Description

H. brooksi has a single cylindrical "horn" on its nose.

Reproduction

H. brooksi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Parker HW (1924). "Description of a new Agamid Lizard from Sumatra". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 14: 624–625. (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi, new species).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]