Harpesaurus
Genus of lizards
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Harpesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.[2]
| Harpesaurus | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Harpesaurus Boulenger, 1885[1] |
Each of the 6 species are known from at most only a few specimens.[3][4]
Geographic range
Species of the genus Harpesaurus are found on the Greater Sunda Islands.[3]
Habitat
The natural habitat of lizards of the genus Harpesaurus is forests.[citation needed]
Species
Six species are recognized as being valid.[2]
| Species | Common name | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Harpesaurus beccarii
Doria, 1888 |
Sumatra nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus borneensis
(Mertens, 1924) |
Borneo | |
| Harpesaurus brooksi
(Parker, 1924) |
Sumatra | |
| Harpesaurus ensicauda
F. Werner, 1913 |
Nias nose-horned lizard | Nias |
| Harpesaurus modiglianii
Vinciguerra, 1933[5] |
Modigliani's nose-horned lizard | Sumatra |
| Harpesaurus tricinctus
(A.H.A. Duméril in A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) |
Java nose-horned lizard | Likely Java |
The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos King, 1978 is a synonym of H. borneensis.
The Sumatran species H. modiglianii was previously known only from the type specimen, collected in 1891, but was found again in 2018.[5]
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.