Dendragama
| Dendragama Dendragama boulengeri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Sauria |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaminae |
| Genus: | Dendragama Doria, 1888 |
| Species: | D. boulengeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Dendragama boulengeri Doria, 1888[1] | |
Dendragama is a monotypic genus of lizards, containing only the species Dendragama boulengeri, which is commonly called Boulenger's tree agama and is endemic to Sumatra.[1]
Etymology
Both the specific name, boulengeri, and the common name, Boulenger's tree agama, are in honor of Belgian-born British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.[2]
References
Further reading
- Doria G. 1888. "Note erpetologiche I. Alcuni nuovi sauri raccolti in Sumatra dal D.re O. Beccari ". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova, Series 2, 6: 646-652. (Dendragama, new genus, p. 649; D. boulengeri, new species, pp. 649-651). (in Italian).