Harpesaurus

Harpesaurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Indonesia.

Geographic range
Species of the genus Harpesaurus are found on some islands in Indonesia.

Habitat
The natural habitat of lizards of the genus Harpesaurus is forests.

Species
Six species are recognized as being valid.
 * Harpesaurus beccarii Doria, 1888 – Sumatra nose-horned lizard
 * Harpesaurus borneensis (Mertens, 1924)
 * Harpesaurus brooksi (Parker, 1924)
 * Harpesaurus ensicauda F. Werner, 1913 – Nias nose-horned lizard
 * Harpesaurus modiglianii Vinciguerra, 1933 – Modigliani's nose-horned lizard
 * Harpesaurus tricinctus (A.H.A. Duméril in A.M.C. Duméril & A.H.A. Duméril, 1851) – Java nose-horned lizard

The species formerly known as H. thescelorhinos King, 1978 is a synonym of H. borneensis.

The Sumatran species H. modiglianii was previously known only from the type specimen, collected in 1891, but was found again in 2018.

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Harpesaurus.