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Draco boschmai

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Draco boschmai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Draco
Species:
D. boschmai
Binomial name
Draco boschmai
Hennig, 1936
Synonyms[1]
  • Draco volans boschmai
    Hennig, 1936
  • Draco boschmai
    McGuire & Kiew, 2001

Draco boschmai is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Etymology

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The specific name, boschmai, is in honor of Dutch zoologist Hilbrand Boschma.[2]

Geographic range

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Within Indonesia D. boschmai is found on the islands of Adonara, Flores, Komodo, Lombok, Rinca, Sulawesi, Sumba, and Sumbawa.[1]

Description

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D. boschmai may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of about 9 cm (3.5 in). The patagium is dark brown.[1]

Reproduction

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D. boschmai is oviparous.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Draco boschmai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ 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

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  • 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).