Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Harpesaurus modiglianii (Harpesaurus modiglianii), recorded as Endangered
Harpesaurus modiglianii (Harpesaurus modiglianii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Harpesaurus modiglianii

Harpesaurus modiglianii

Harpesaurus modiglianii is a lizard or snake in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Harpesaurus modiglianii
Taxonomy
Squamata · Agamidae · Harpesaurus

Appearance

The discovery of live specimens in 2018 revealed that the species is naturally a luminous green colour in life. Not among them this appendage, the holotype has a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 8.3 cm (3.3 in), and a tail length of 13.9 cm (5.5 in).

Its nasal appendage is 6 mm (0.24 in) long, roughly as long as the head.

Range and habitat

Harpesaurus modiglianii usually lives in forest. The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

In crisis

Once only known from the holotype, a single specimen collected from North Sumatra in 1891, the species was rediscovered after a living population of the species was sighted in 2018.

Harpesaurus modiglianii is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Harpesaurus modiglianii, Wikidata item Q2591145. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Harpesaurus modiglianii?
The species is endemic to Indonesia.
What is the conservation status of Harpesaurus modiglianii?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Harpesaurus modiglianii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Harpesaurus modiglianii live?
Harpesaurus modiglianii usually lives in forest.
Why is Harpesaurus modiglianii in crisis?
Once only known from the holotype, a single specimen collected from North Sumatra in 1891, the species was rediscovered after a living population of the species was sighted in 2018.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Harpesaurus modiglianii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Harpesaurus modiglianii a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.