Hypsilurus hikidanus

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Hypsilurus hikidanus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Hypsilurus
Species:
H. hikidanus
Binomial name
Hypsilurus hikidanus
Manthey & Denzer, 2006

Hypsilurus hikidanus is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. [2] The species is native to the island of New Guinea. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, hikidanus, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Tsutomu Hikida. [3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. hikidanus is forest. [1]

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 16 cm (6.3 in), and females are about 25% shorter in SVL. The tail is about three times SVL. [2]

Reproduction

H. hikidanus is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Allison, A.; Oliver, P.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Hypsilurus hikidanus ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2015: e.T22528897A22528901. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T22528897A22528901.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Hypsilurus hikidanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hypsilurus hikidanus, p. 123).

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