Hypsilurus auritus

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Hypsilurus auritus is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.[2] It is also distributed along adjacent islands to Papua New Guinea (mostly along southern coasts). Morphological Characteristics of this organism are that tey have 1 scale between nasal and first supralabial

Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Iguania
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Hypsilurus auritus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Hypsilurus
Species:
H. auritus
Binomial name
Hypsilurus auritus
(Meyer, 1874)
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The main characteristic of this species is their color – the dorsal side should display colors of green and brown with/or turquoise shadings.

- Hypsilurus auritus should not be confused with the species Lophyrus spinosus (similar organisms but very distinct morphological characteristics in comparison)[3]

Hypsilurus auritus "Indonésie" - Captivity

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