Hypsilurus auritus

Hypsilurus auritus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Hypsilurus
Species:	H. auritus
Binomial name
Hypsilurus auritus (Meyer, 1874)

Hypsilurus auritus is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. ^[2] It is also distributed along adjacent islands to Papua new Guinea (mostly along southern coasts). Morphological Characteristics of this organism are that tey have 1 scale between nasal and first supralabial

The main characteristic of this species is their color – the dorsal side should display colors of green and brown with/or turquoise shadings.

- Hypsilurus auritus should not be confused with the species Lophyrus spinosus (similar organisms but very distinct morphological characteristics in comparison) ^[3]

Hypsilurus auritus "Indonésie" - Captivity

References

1. Oliver, P.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Hypsilurus auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015 e.T22528817A22528822. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T22528817A22528822.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Hypsilurus auritus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
3. https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/49023/

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1. https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/49023/