Boulenger's tree agama | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Dendragama |
Species: | D. boulengeri
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Binomial name | |
Dendragama boulengeri | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Boulenger's tree agama (Dendragama boulengeri) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra. [2]
Both the specific name, boulengeri, and the common name, Boulenger's tree agama, are in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of D. boulengeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,533 m (3,281–5,030 ft). [1]
Dorsally, D. boulengeri is bluish green, with blackish crossbars. Ventrally it is pinkish, with brown spots. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.3 cm (2.9 in), with a tail length of 16 cm (6.3 in). [4]
D. boulengeri is arboreal and diurnal. [1]
D. boulengeri is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two to four eggs, and the female lays more than one clutch per year. [1]
Boulenger's tree agama | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Dendragama |
Species: | D. boulengeri
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Binomial name | |
Dendragama boulengeri | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Boulenger's tree agama (Dendragama boulengeri) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra. [2]
Both the specific name, boulengeri, and the common name, Boulenger's tree agama, are in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of D. boulengeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,533 m (3,281–5,030 ft). [1]
Dorsally, D. boulengeri is bluish green, with blackish crossbars. Ventrally it is pinkish, with brown spots. It may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 7.3 cm (2.9 in), with a tail length of 16 cm (6.3 in). [4]
D. boulengeri is arboreal and diurnal. [1]
D. boulengeri is oviparous. [2] Clutch size is two to four eggs, and the female lays more than one clutch per year. [1]