Arboreal agamid lizard

Acanthosaura capra, sunbathing. Reptile Exhibits, Monsoon Forest, Chester, 11th September 2016.

This is one of the Hypsilurus magnus , not the mountain horned dragons. Annoying that these still aren't labelled.

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Thank you for the correction. I have amended the title: I chose the clumsy common name from the Zoo's Annual Report rather than Zootierliste's 'Gariau forest dragon', but I don't like either much.

I thought trusting the label might be a mistake, and a Google search didn't really help. I get confused by agamids

Alan

gentle lemur said:

I chose the clumsy common name from the Zoo's Annual Report rather than Zootierliste's 'Gariau forest dragon', but I don't like either much.

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I've seen them for sale under the name 'New Guinea Forest Dragon', which, while not uniquely applicable to H. magnus, is a much more sensible name in my opinion.