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Hypsilurus auritus (Meyer, 1874)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Hypsilurus auritus is a species of agama found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It is also distributed along adjacent islands to Papua New Guinea (mostly along southern coasts).
Morphological Characteristics of this organism are that tey have 1 scale between nasal and first supralabial
The main characteristic of this species is their color – the dorsal side should display colors of green and brown with/or turquoise shadings.
- Hypsilurus auritus should not be confused with the species Lophyrus spinosus (similar organisms but very distinct morphological characteristics in comparison)
Wikipedia contributors, Hypsilurus auritus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:32:12.347403+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Hypsilurus auritus (Meyer, 1874)
- Name authority
- (Meyer, 1874)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Hypsilurus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyAmphibolurinae
- genusHypsilurus
- speciesHypsilurus auritus (Meyer, 1874)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Hypsilurus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Two-marked ForestDragonHypsilurus binotatus (Meyer, 1874) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| New Guinea Forest DragonHypsilurus geelvinkianus (Peters & Doria, 1878) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Northern Forest DragonHypsilurus godeffroyi (Peters, 1867) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsilurus longi (Macleay, 1877) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsilurus macrolepis Peters, 1872 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsilurus magnus Manthey & Denzer, 2006 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Modest Forest DragonHypsilurus modestus (Meyer, 1874) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Papua Forest DragonHypsilurus papuensis (Macleay, 1877) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Vogt's Forest DragonHypsilurus schoedei (Vogt, 1932) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bruijni ForestDragonHypsilurus bruijnii (Peters & Doria, 1878) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsilurus schultzewestrumi (Urban, 1999) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hypsilurus spinosus (Duméril & Duméril, 1851) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Gonyocephalus (Hypsilurus) auritus Meyer, 1874 Meyer, 1874 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Hypsilurus&species=auritus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3P3VS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.