Hydrosaurus amboinensis

Hydrosaurus amboinensis

Hydrosaurus amboinensis — distribution map

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Hydrosaurinae
Genus: Hydrosaurus
Species: H. amboinensis

Name

Hydrosaurus amboinensis (Schlosser, 1768)

Combinations

• Lacerta amboinensis Schlosser, 1768 [original combination]

References

Primary references

• Schlosser, J.A. 1768. Epistola ad virum expertissimum, pertissimumque Ferdinandum Dejean (...). De Lacerta Amboinensi. Sumtibus autoris: Amsterdam. 18 pp. + 1 pl. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Denzer, W., Campbell, P.D., Manthey, U., Glässer-Trobisch, A. & Koch, A. 2020. Dragons in neglect: Taxonomic revision of the Sulawesi sailfin lizards of the genus Hydrosaurus Kaup, 1828 (Squamata, Agamidae). Zootaxa 4747(2): 275–301. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4747.2.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hydrosaurus amboinensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 March 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Giant Sailfin Lizard
Bahasa Indonesia: Soa-soa ambon

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