Harpesaurus brooksi

Harpesaurus brooksi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Harpesaurus
Species:
H. brooksi
Binomial name
Harpesaurus brooksi
Parker, 1924
Synonyms[1]
  • Thaumatorhynchus brooksi
    Parker, 1924
  • Harpesaurus brooksi
    — Wermuth, 1967

Harpesaurus brooksi is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, brooksi, is in honor of British metallurgical chemist Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and Sumatra.[2]

Description

H. brooksi has a single cylindrical "horn" on its nose.[1]

Reproduction

H. brooksi is oviparous.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Harpesaurus brooksi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2020.
  2. ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi, p. 40).

Further reading

  • Parker HW (1924). "Description of a new Agamid Lizard from Sumatra". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 14: 624–625. (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi, new species).



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