| Hydrosaurus celebensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Hydrosaurus |
| Species: | H. celebensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrosaurus celebensis (Peters, 1872)
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The Sulawesi black sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus celebensis) is a species of agamid native to Indonesia.[1][2] It is the second largest species of sailfin dragon, with only the Sulawesi giant sailfin dragon being larger,[3] exceeding 1000 mm in total length, possibly 1200 mm. Head, neck, gular region and shoulder completely black; a row of enlarged flat, sometimes conical scales on either side of the neck; nuchal and dorsal crests continuous; a group of dirty white enlarged flat scales on the anterior part of the dorsum; few (<10) additional enlarged scales approximately at midbody and before the hindlimbs. Dorsal colouration is typically yellowish, sometimes dark orange, interspersed with black spots; ventrally beige, limbs black with a few yellow spots; scales under fourth and fifth toes are broad with several keels from near the base of the toe; tail black, sail black or dark violet with black stripes.[2]
- ^ Koch, A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Edition Chimaira. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4.
- ^ a b Denzer, W; Campbell, PD; Manthey, U; Glässer-Trobisch, A; Koch, A (2020). "Dragons in neglect: Taxonomic revision of the Sulawesi sailfin lizards of the genus Hydrosaurus Kaup, 1828 (Squamata, Agamidae)". Zootaxa. 4747 (2): 275–301.
- ^ "Indonesian Sailfin Dragon species".