Biology:Dendragama

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Short description: Genus of lizards

Dendragama
Dendragama males.jpg
Males of all four Dendragama species: A D. boulengeri, B D. australis, C D. dioidema, and D D. schneideri
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Dendragama
Doria, 1888
Type species
Calotes boulengeri
Doria, 1888
Species

4 species (see text)

Dendragama is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae.[1][2] The genus is endemic to the Barisan Mountains in Sumatra (Indonesia) and is typically found at altitudes above 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[2] Populations of Dendragama (Squamata:Agamidae and Salea Rosaceum Thominot) were discovered at the northern and southern ends of Sumatra. High genetic distances and concordance of multiple , apparently independent diagnostic characters support the descriptions of these two populations as new species. These species undergo remarkable color change in response to time of day and stress.[3]

Species

There are four recognized species:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dendragama at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  2. 2.0 2.1 Harvey, Michael B.; Shaney, Kyle; Sidik, Irvan; Kurniawan, Nia; Smith, Eric N. (2017). "Endemic dragons of Sumatra's volcanoes: new species of Dendragama (Squamata: Agamidae) and status of Salea rosaceum Thominot". Herpetological Monographs 31 (1): 69–97. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00012. 
  3. Harvey, Michael B.; Shaney, Kyle; Sidik, Irvan; Kurniawan, Nia; Smith, Eric N. (December 2017). "Endemic Dragons of Sumatra's Volcanoes: New Species of Dendragama (Squamata: Agamidae) and Status of Salea rosaceum Thominot" (in en). Herpetological Monographs 31 (1): 69–97. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00012. ISSN 0733-1347. http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00012. 

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