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Modigliani's Nose-horned Lizard
Harpesaurus modiglianii
Harpesaurus modiglianii, also known commonly as Modigliani's nose-horned lizard, is a species of lizard in the subfamily Draconinae of the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.
Once only known from the holotype, a single specimen collected from North Sumatra in 1891, the species was rediscovered after a living population of the species was sighted in 2018.
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Description
The holotype specimen of Harpesaurus modiglianii is a male, and the preservation process had caused it to turn blue. The discovery of live specimens in 2018 revealed that the species is naturally a luminous green colour in life. H. modiglianii has a sickle-shaped upturned nasal appendage. Not including this appendage, the holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.3 cm (3.3 in), and a tail length of 13.9 cm (5.5 in). Its nasal appendage is 6 mm (0.24 in) long, roughly as long as the head.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 200380.