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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Indonesia (Irian Jaya), Papua New Guinea (Western Province); Batanta Island.
Type locality: Monti Arfak [= Arfak mountains, Doberai (Vogelkop) Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia.

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Hypsilurus bruijnii

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Hypsilurus bruijnii, also known commonly as the Bruijn forest dragon, the Bruijni forest dragon, and Bruijn's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, bruijnii, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Anton August Bruijn.^[3]

Habitat

The natural habitat of H. bruijnii is rainforest.^[1]

Description

Medium-sized for its genus,^[2] H. bruijnii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in), with a tail length of 45 cm (18 in).^[4]

Reproduction

H. bruijnii is oviparous.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Allison, A.; Oliver, P.; Shea, G.; Tallowin, O.; Austin, C.C. (2015). "Hypsilurus bruijnii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T170402A21644283. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T170402A21644283.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Hypsilurus bruijnii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
^ 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. (Hypsilurus bruijnii, p. 41).
^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor & Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Gonyocephalus bruijnii, p. 295).

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Hypsilurus bruijnii: Brief Summary