Draco boschmai
| Draco boschmai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Draco |
| Species: | D. boschmai
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| Binomial name | |
| Draco boschmai Hennig, 1936
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Draco boschmai is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, boschmai, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.[2]
Geographic range[edit]
Within Indonesia D. boschmai is found on the islands of Adonara, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Rinca, Sulawesi, Sumba, and Sumbawa.[1]
Description[edit]
D. boschmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9 cm (3.5 in). The patagium is dark brown.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Draco boschmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Draco boschmai, p. 32).
Further reading[edit]
- Hennig W (1936). "Revision der Gattung Draco (Agamidae)". Temminckia, Leiden 1: 153–220. (Draco volans boschmai, new subspecies). (in German).
- McGuire JA, Kiew BH (2001). "Phylogenetic systematics of Southeast Asian flying lizards (Iguania: Agamidae: Draco) as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72: 203–229. (Draco boschmai, new status).
- Musters CJM (1983). "Taxonomy of the genus Draco L. (Agamidae, Lacertilia, Reptilia)". Zoologische Verhandelingen (199): 1–120. (Draco volans boschmai).
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