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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: Indonesia (Sumatra)
Type locality: Lubu Selassi near Padang, Sumatra.

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Harpesaurus beccarii

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Harpesaurus beccarii, also known commonly as the Sumatra nose-horned lizard or the Sumatran nose-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, beccarii, is in honor of Italian botanist Odoardo Beccari.^[2]

Description

H. beccarii may attain a snout-to-vent length of 8.6 cm (3.4 in) (not including the rostral appendage), and a tail length of 16.4 cm (6.5 in). The rostral appendage, which measures 1 cm (0.39 in), is double, consisting of a longer anterior "horn" and a shorter posterior "horn". The body is bluish green dorsally.^[3]

Reproduction

H. beccarii is oviparous.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Harpesaurus beccarii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
^ 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. (Harpesaurus beccarii, p. 21).
^ de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E. J. Brill Ltd. xiv + 384 pp. (Harpesaurus beccarii, pp. 97–98, Figure 49).

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Harpesaurus beccarii: Brief Summary