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Basic information
Hydrosaurus amboinensis
(Amboina) Sailfin Lizard
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyDragons
GenusSailfin Lizards
- English name
- (Amboina) Sailfin Lizard
- Alternative names
- Amboina Sailfin Lizard, Sailfin Lizard, Segelechse
- Synonyms
- Lacerta amboinensis, Lacerta javanica, Lacerta lophura, Lophura shawii
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Wetland
- Microhabitat
- Semi-aquatic
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 350 mm
- Body mass
- max 1,621.8 g
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 24.5 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Herbivore
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–9 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 6–6 × per year
Health and safety
- Venomous
- No
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 6MLCW · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 14870 · dryad-v5