| Harpesaurus brooksi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Harpesaurus |
| Species: | H. brooksi
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| Binomial name | |
| Harpesaurus brooksi Parker, 1924
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Harpesaurus brooksi is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Sumatra.1
Etymology
The specific name, brooksi, is in honor of British metallurgical chemist Cecil Joslin Brooks, who collected natural history specimens in Borneo and Sumatra.2
Description
H. brooksi has a single cylindrical "horn" on its nose.1
Reproduction
References
References
- Harpesaurus brooksi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 18 September 2020.
- 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. (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi, p. 40).
Further reading
Further reading
- Parker HW (1924). "Description of a new Agamid Lizard from Sumatra". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Ninth Series 14: 624–625. (Thaumatorhynchus brooksi, new species).