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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra)
Type locality: Mount Singalang, West Sumatra (elevation 2800 m)

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Boulenger's tree agama

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Boulenger's tree agama (Dendragama boulengeri) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.^[1]

Etymology

Both the specific name, boulengeri, and the common name, Boulenger's tree agama, are in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.^[2]

Description

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).^[3]

Reproduction

D. boulengeri is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Species Dendragama boulengeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
^ 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. (Dendragama boulengeri, p. 33).
^ de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Dendragama boulengeri, pp. 118–119, Figure 52).

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