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Bruijni Forest Dragon
Hypsilurus bruijnii
Hypsilurus bruijnii, also known commonly as the Bruijn forest dragon, the Bruijni forest dragon, and Bruijn's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
From the article Hypsilurus bruijnii on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Medium-sized for its genus, H. bruijnii may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 13 cm (5.1 in), with a tail length of 45 cm (18 in).
In human culture
The specific name, bruijnii, is in honor of Dutch naturalist Anton August Bruijn.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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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 31618.