Biology:Dendragama
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Short description: Genus of lizards
Dendragama | |
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Males of all four Dendragama species: A D. boulengeri, B D. australis, C D. dioidema, and D D. schneideri | |
Scientific classification | |
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
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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]
- Dendragama australis Harvey, Shaney, Sidik, Kurniawan, & Smith, 2017
- Dendragama boulengeri (Doria, 1888) – Boulenger's tree agama
- Dendragama dioidema Harvey, Shaney, Sidik, Kurniawan, & Smith, 2017
- Dendragama schneideri Ahl, 1926 – Schneider's tree agama
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dendragama at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q14088997 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendragama.
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