Dendragama

Dendragama
Males of all four Dendragama species: A D. boulengeri, B D. australis, C D. dioidema, and D D. schneideri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Draconinae
Genus: Dendragama
Doria, 1888
Type species
Calotes boulengeri
Doria, 1888
Species

4 species (see text)

Dendragama is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae.[1][2] The genus is endemic to the Barisan Mountains of Sumatra in Indonesia and is found at altitudes above 1,500 m (4,900 ft).[2] Populations of Dendragama were discovered at the northern and southern ends of Sumatra. High genetic distances and concordance of multiple, apparently independent diagnostic characters support the descriptions of these two populations as new species. These species undergo remarkable color change in response to time of day and stress.[3]

Species

There are four species that are recognized as being valid.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Dendragama at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b Harvey, Michael B.; Shaney, Kyle; Sidik, Irvan; Kurniawan, Nia; Smith, Eric N. (2017). "Endemic dragons of Sumatra's volcanoes: new species of Dendragama (Squamata: Agamidae) and status of Salea rosaceum Thominot". Herpetological Monographs. 31 (1): 69–97. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00012. S2CID 90436848.
  3. ^ Harvey, Michael B.; Shaney, Kyle; Sidik, Irvan; Kurniawan, Nia; Smith, Eric N. (December 2017). "Endemic Dragons of Sumatra's Volcanoes: New Species of Dendragama (Squamata: Agamidae) and Status of Salea rosaceum Thominot". Herpetological Monographs. 31 (1): 69–97. doi:10.1655/HERPMONOGRAPHS-D-16-00012. ISSN 0733-1347.


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