Boulenger's tree agama
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Dendragama |
| Species: | D. boulengeri
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| Dendragama boulengeri | |
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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.[2]
Etymology[edit]
Both the specific name, boulengeri, and the common name, Boulenger's tree agama, are in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of D. boulengeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,533 m (3,281–5,030 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
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).[4]
Behavior[edit]
D. boulengeri is arboreal and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
D. boulengeri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two to four eggs, and the female lays more than one clutch per year.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Kamsi M, Shea G, Riyanto A, Amarasinghe A (2021). "Dendragama boulengeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T17451130A17451183.en. Accessed on 29 February 2024.
- ^ 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).
Further reading[edit]
- 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).
- Doria G (1888). "Note erpetologiche I. Alcuni nuovi sauri raccolti in Sumatra dal D.re O. Beccari ". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Serie Seconda [Series 2] 6: 646–652. (Dendragama, new genus, p. 649; D. boulengeri, new species, pp. 649–651). (in Italian).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Dendragama boulengeri, p. 167). (in German).
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