Harpesaurus


Harpesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.
Each of the 6 species are known from at most only a few specimens.

Geographic range

of the genus Harpesaurus are found on the Greater Sunda Islands.

Habitat

The natural habitat of lizards of the genus Harpesaurus is forests.

Species

Six species are recognized as being valid.
SpeciesCommon nameRange
Harpesaurus beccarii
Doria, 1888		Sumatra nose-horned lizardSumatra
Harpesaurus borneensis
Borneo
Harpesaurus brooksi
Sumatra
Harpesaurus ensicauda
F. Werner, 1913		Nias nose-horned lizardNias
Harpesaurus modiglianii
Vinciguerra, 1933		Modigliani's nose-horned lizardSumatra
Harpesaurus tricinctus
Java nose-horned lizardLikely Java

The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos is a synonym of H. borneensis.
The Sumatran species H. modiglianii was previously known only from the type specimen, collected in 1891, but was found again in 2018.
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.