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Arboreal agamid lizard

Arboreal agamid lizard
gentle lemur, 13 Sep 2016
    • gentle lemur
      Acanthosaura capra, sunbathing. Reptile Exhibits, Monsoon Forest, Chester, 11th September 2016.
    • Swampy
      This is one of the Hypsilurus magnus , not the mountain horned dragons. Annoying that these still aren't labelled.
    • gentle lemur
      Oops :eek:

      Thank you for the correction. I have amended the title: I chose the clumsy common name from the Zoo's Annual Report rather than Zootierliste's 'Gariau forest dragon', but I don't like either much.

      I thought trusting the label might be a mistake, and a Google search didn't really help. I get confused by agamids :confused:

      Alan
    • Swampy
      I've seen them for sale under the name 'New Guinea Forest Dragon', which, while not uniquely applicable to H. magnus, is a much more sensible name in my opinion.
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