Weber's sailfin lizard

Weber's sailfin lizard
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Hydrosaurus
Species:	H. weberi
Binomial name
Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour, 1911 [2]

Weber's sailfin lizard or Halmahera sailfin dragon (Hydrosaurus weberi), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Geographic range

H. weberi is only found on Halmahera and Ternate Islands of Maluku. ^{[2] [3]}

Longevity

H. weberi has a life-span of between 10 and 15 years and up to 25 years in captivity. ^{[4] [5]}

Description

H. weberi is the smallest of the three recognized species of Hydrosaurus , attaining an average total length (including tail) of 2–3.2 ft (0.61–0.98 m). They are usually well distinguished with linear scales along their sides ending at the base of the tail. Their eyes are usually brown almost human like. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Diet

H. weberi is omnivorous; devouring whatever animal it can overpower plus consuming a variety of vegetation and fruit.^{[ citation needed ]}

In captivity

In captivity, juveniles of H. weberi are usually maintained on a 70% insects 30% greens and fruit diet. Adults consume approximately 75% greens/fruit and 25% insects and other non-vegetation life.^{[ citation needed ]}

Reproduction

H. weberi is oviparous. ^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, weberi, is in honor of German-Dutch zoologist Max Wilhelm Carl Weber van Bosse. ^[6]

References

1. Stubbs, A. (2021). "Hydrosaurus weberi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T104660091A104661236. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104660091A104661236.en . Retrieved 27 June 2023.
2. Species Hydrosaurus weberi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
3. Zipcodezoo.com
4. Exoticpetia.com
6. 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. (Hydrosaurus weberi, p. 280).

Further reading

• Barbour T (1911). "New Lizards and a New Toad from the Dutch East Indies, with Notes on Other Species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington24: 15–22. (Hydrosaurus weberi, new species, pp. 20–21).
• Barts M, Wilms T (2003). "Die Agamen der Welt". Draco4 (14): 4-23. (in German).
• Colwell GJ (1993). "Hydrosaurus weberi (Weber's sail-fin dragon)". Morphology Herpetological Review24 (4): 150.
• de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E. J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp.
• Gábris J (2003). "Zur Haltung von philippinischen Segelechsen (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)". Draco4 (14): 24–33. (in German).
• Werning H (2002). Wasseragamen und Segelechsen. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 127 pp. (in German). [review in Sauria26 (4): 17.]
• Werning H (2004). "Bibliographie der Gattungen Physignathus, Lophognathus und Hydrosaurus". Iguana Rundschreiben17 (2): 18–31. (in German).

External links

• Photos of Hydrosaurus weberi