Hypsilurus bruijnii explained

Hypsilurus bruijnii, also known commonly as the Bruijn forest dragon, the Bruijni forest dragon, and Bruijn's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name, bruijnii, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Anton August Bruijn.^[1]

Habitat

The natural habitat of H. bruijnii is rainforest.

Description

Medium-sized for its genus, H. bruijnii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13cm (05inches), with a tail length of 45cm (18inches).^[2]

Reproduction

H. bruijnii is oviparous.

Further reading

• Peters W, Doria G (1978). "Catalogo dei rettili e dei batraci raccolti da O. Beccari, L. M. D' Albertis e A. A. Bruijn nella sotto-regione austro-malese". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, [First Series] 13: 323–450 + Plates I–VII. ("Gonyocephalus (Hypsilurus) Bruijnii ", new species, pp. 379–380). (in Italian and Latin).

Notes and References

1. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
2. [George Albert Boulenger|Boulenger GA]