Harpesaurus

Updated on Dec 13, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Iguania Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles		Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Sauria Family Agamidae Rank Genus
Similar Lophocalotes, Bufoniceps laungwalaensis, Phoxophrys, Hardwicke's bloodsucker, Cophotis

Harpesaurus is a genus of agamid lizards. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.

Geographic range

Species of the genus Harpesaurus are found on some islands in Indonesia.

The natural habitat of lizards of the genus Harpesaurus is forests.

Five species are recognized as being valid.

Harpesaurus beccarii Doria, 1888

Harpesaurus borneensis (Mertens, 1924)

Harpesaurus ensicauda F. Werner, 1913

Harpesaurus modiglianii Vinciguerra, 1933

Harpesaurus tricinctus (A.H.A. Duméril in A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)

The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos King, 1978 is a synonym of H. borneensis.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.

The specific names, beccarii and modiglianii, are in honor of Italian botanists Odoardo Beccari and Elio Modigliani, respectively.

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