Hypsilurus hikidanus

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Hypsilurus hikidanus Manthey & Denzer, 2006: 28

Holotype: RMNH 28905, adult ♂.
Type locality: “Enarotali, Wisselmeren (3°55’S, 136°21’E), West Papua Province, Indonesia”.
Paratypes (2): RMNH 29080, adult ♀, “Tigi meer (4º03’S, 136º12’E)”; ZSM 39/1990/2, adult ♀, imported for commerce, without locality.
Etymology: Named after Tsutomu Hikida.

Manthey, U. & Denzer, W. 2006. A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the genus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with description of four new species and one new subspecies. Hamadryad 30(1/2): 1–40. Reference page.

Manthey, U. & Denzer, W. 2016. Melanesische Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Hypsilurus Peters, 1867–Teil 1: Arten von Neuguinea (In German). Sauria 38(3): 11–36. Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hypsilurus hikidanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 July 2020.
Allison, A., Oliver, P. & Tallowin, O. 2015. IUCN: Hypsilurus hikidanus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T22528897A22528901. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T22528897A22528901.en

English: Denzer's Forest Dragon