Weber's sailfin lizard

Weber's sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus weberi), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Weber's sailfin lizard
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Hydrosaurus
Species:
H. weberi
Binomial name
Hydrosaurus weberi

Geographic range

H. weberi is only found on Halmahera and Ternate Islands of Maluku.[1][2]

Longevity

H. weberi has a life-span of between 10–15 years.[3]

Description

H. weberi is the smallest of the three recognized species of Hydrosaurus, attaining an average total length (including tail) of 2–3 ft (0.61–0.91 m).

Diet

H. weberi is omnivorous; devouring whatever animal it can overpower plus consuming a variety of vegetation and fruit.

In captivity

In captivity, juveniles of H. weberi are usually maintained on a 60% insect / 40% vegetation diet. Adults consume approximately 75% vegetation and 25% insects and other non-vegetation life.

Reproduction

H. weberi is oviparous.[1]

Etymology

The specific name, weberi, is in honor of German-Dutch zoologist Max Wilhelm Carl Weber van Bosse.[4]

References
  1. Species Hydrosaurus weberi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org
  2. Zipcodezoo.com
  3. Exoticpetia.com
  4. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Hydrosaurus weberi, p. 280).

Further reading
  • Barbour T (1911). "New Lizards and a New Toad from the Dutch East Indies, with Notes on Other Species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 24: 15-22. (Hydrosaurus weberi, new species, pp. 20–21).
  • Barts M, Wilms T (2003). "Die Agamen der Welt". Draco 4 (14): 4-23. (in German).
  • Colwell GJ (1993). "Hydrosaurus weberi (Weber's sail-fin dragon)". Morphology Herpetological Review 24 (4): 150.
  • de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E. J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp.
  • Gábris J (2003). "Zur Haltung von philippinischen Segelechsen (Hydrosaurus pustulatus)". Draco 4 (14): 24-33. (in German).
  • Werning H (2002). Wasseragamen und Segelechsen. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 127 pp. (in German). [review in Sauria 26 (4): 17.]
  • Werning H (2004). "Bibliographie der Gattungen Physignathus, Lophognathus und Hydrosaurus". Iguana Rundschreiben 17 (2): 18-31. (in German).



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