Hypsilurus hikidanus explained

Hypsilurus hikidanus is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to the island of New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name, hikidanus, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Tsutomu Hikida.^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. hikidanus is forest.

Description

H. hikidanus is medium-sized for its genus and has a very long tail. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about, and females are about 25% shorter in SVL. The tail is about three times SVL.

Reproduction

H. hikidanus is oviparous.

Further reading

• Manthey, Ulrich

Denzer, Wolfgang (2006). "A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the geus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with description of four new species and one new subspecies". Hamadryad 30 (1 & 2): 1–40. (Hypsilurus hikidanus, new species, pp. 28–29, Figure 26).

• Manthey, Ulrich; Denzer, Wolfgang (2016). "Melanesische Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Hypilurus P, 1867 – Teil 1. Arten von Neuguinea [= Melanesian anglehead lizards of the genus ''Hypsilurus'' Peters, 1867 – Part 1. Species from New Guinea]". Sauria 38 (3): 11–36. (Hypsilurus hikidanus, pp. 18–19, Figures 13–14). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]