Hypsilurus auritus
| Hypsilurus auritus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Hypsilurus |
| Species: | H. auritus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypsilurus auritus (Meyer, 1874) | |
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
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]
References
- ^ Oliver, P.; Allison, A.; Tallowin, O. (2015). "Hypsilurus auritus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T22528817A22528822. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T22528817A22528822.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Hypsilurus auritus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ^ https://evolsyst.pensoft.net/article/49023/