Hypsilurus hikidanus | |
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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: | Hypsilurus |
Species: | H. hikidanus
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Binomial name | |
Hypsilurus hikidanus |
Hypsilurus hikidanus is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. [2] The species is native to the island of New Guinea. [1]
The specific name, hikidanus, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Tsutomu Hikida. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of H. hikidanus is forest. [1]
H. hikidanus is medium-sized for its genus and has a very long tail. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 16 cm (6.3 in), and females are about 25% shorter in SVL. The tail is about three times SVL. [2]
H. hikidanus is oviparous. [2]
Hypsilurus hikidanus | |
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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: | Hypsilurus |
Species: | H. hikidanus
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Binomial name | |
Hypsilurus hikidanus |
Hypsilurus hikidanus is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. [2] The species is native to the island of New Guinea. [1]
The specific name, hikidanus, is in honor of Japanese herpetologist Tsutomu Hikida. [3]
The preferred natural habitat of H. hikidanus is forest. [1]
H. hikidanus is medium-sized for its genus and has a very long tail. Males may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 16 cm (6.3 in), and females are about 25% shorter in SVL. The tail is about three times SVL. [2]
H. hikidanus is oviparous. [2]