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Species of lizard From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Boulenger's tree agama (Dendragama boulengeri) is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.[2]
Boulenger's tree agama | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Genus: | Dendragama |
Species: | D. boulengeri |
Binomial name | |
Dendragama boulengeri | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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]
The preferred natural habitat of D. boulengeri is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,533 m (3,281–5,030 ft).[1]
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]
D. boulengeri is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is two to four eggs, and the female lays more than one clutch per year.[1]
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