Harpesaurus modiglianii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Harpesaurus
Species:
H. modiglianii
Binomial name
Harpesaurus modiglianii

Harpesaurus modiglianii, also known commonly as Modigliani's nose-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, modiglianii, is honor of Italian botanist Elio Modigliani.[3]

Geographic range

H. modiglianii is indigenous to northern Sumatra, Indonesia.[1][2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of H. modiglianii is forest.[3]

Description

H. modiglianii has a sickle-shaped upturned nasal appendage. Not including this appendage, the holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.3 cm (3.3 in), and a tail length of 13.9 cm (5.5 in). Its nasal appendage is 6 mm (0.24 in) long, roughly as long as the head.[4]

Reproduction

H. modiglianii is oviparous.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Richman N, Böhm M (2010). "Harpesaurus modiglianii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T170400A6776835.en. Downloaded on 09 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Harpesaurus modiglianii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 Crombet-Beolens, Richard Allen; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  4. Vinciguerra (1933).

Further reading

  • Putra CA, Amarasinghe AAT, Hikmatullah D, Scali S, Brinkman J, Manthey U, Ineich I (2020). "Rediscovery of Modigliani's nose-horned lizard Harpesaurus modiglianii Vinciguerra, 1933 (Reptilia: Agamidae) after 129 years without any observation". Taprobanica 9 (1): 3–11 + Plates 1–3.
  • Vinciguerra D (1933). "Descrizione di una nuova specie di Harpesaurus di Sumatra". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria 56: 355–357. (Harpesaurus modiglianii, new species). (in Italian).



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