Hypsilurus longi

Hypsilurus longi
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Hypsilurus
Species:	H. longi
Binomial name
Hypsilurus longi (Macleay, 1877)
Synonyms [2]
Tiaris Longii Macleay, 1877 Hypsilurus longii (Macleay, 1877)

Hypsilurus longi, also known commonly as Long's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Amphibolurinae of the family Agamidae. The species is native to Papua New Guinea. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, longi, is in honor of Mark H. Long who donated to Macleay the specimen which became the holotype. ^{[3] : 160}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. longi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

H. longi is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Tallowin, O.; Allison, A. (2013). "Hypsilurus longi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T196554A2459122. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196554A2459122.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. Hypsilurus longi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
3. Beolens, B; Watkins, M; Grayson, M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. xiii + 296. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5.

Further reading

• Macleay, William (1877). "The Lizards of the "Chevert" Expedition". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 2: 60–69, 97–104. (Tiaris Longii, new species, p. 103).
• Manthey, Ulrich; Denzer, Wolfgang (2006). "A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the genus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with description of four new species". Hamadryad. 30 (1 & 2): 1–40. (Hypsilurus longii, new combination, pp. 14–16, Figures 12–14).