Gonocephalus
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- Gonocephalus is also a synonym of the catfish genus Clarotes.
Gonocephalus is a genus of agamid lizards endemic to southeast Asia.[1]
Taxonomy
Species from Melanesia and Australia which were formerly included in Gonocephalus are now placed in the genus Hypsilurus.[1]
Species
As of 2023[update]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Gonocephalus contains the following 17 species:[2]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| File:Gonocephalus bellii, Bell's anglehead lizard - Bang Lang National Park (50769354483).jpg | Gonocephalus bellii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837) | Bell's anglehead lizard, Bell's forest dragon | Thailand, Malacca, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Indonesia (Borneo), and West Malaysia |
| Gonocephalus beyschlagi (Boettger, 1892) | Sumatra forest dragon | Sumatra, Indonesia. | |
| File:Borneo Forest Dragon (Gonocephalus bornensis) (8423411251).jpg | Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1848) | Borneo anglehead lizard, Borneo forest dragon | Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan |
| File:Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus 01.jpg | Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus (Laurenti, 1768) | chameleon forest dragon, chameleon anglehead lizard | Indonesia and Malaysia |
| File:Gonocephalus doriae 179837453.jpg | Gonocephalus doriae (W. Peters, 1871) | Doria's angle-headed lizard | Borneo |
| File:Gonocephalus grandis (male) - Betong District, Yala Province (50769354338).jpg | Gonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845) | giant forest dragon, great anglehead lizard | Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar. |
| Gonocephalus inauris Harvey, Sarker, Sidik, Kurniawan & E.N. Smith, 2023 | Indonesia | ||
| Gonocephalus interruptus (Boulenger, 1885) | Boulenger's forest dragon, Mindoro anglehead | Philippines. | |
| Gonocephalus klossi (Boulenger, 1920) | Kloss's forest dragon | Indonesia. | |
| File:Bunglon hijau.jpg | Gonocephalus kuhlii (Schlegel, 1848) | Indonesia. | |
| Gonocephalus lacunosus Manthey & Denzer, 1991 | Manthey's forest dragon | Indonesia. | |
| File:Blue-eyed Anglehead Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster) male (Photo by Xavier MALLERET) (24457352616).jpg | Gonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872) | tropical forest dragon, blue-eyed anglehead lizard, orange-ringed anglehead lizard, | Indonesia and Malaysia. |
| Gonocephalus megalepis (Bleeker, 1860) | Bleeker's forest dragon | Indonesia. | |
| Gonocephalus mjobergi M.A. Smith, 1925 | Indonesia and Malaysia. | ||
| Gonocephalus pyrius Harvey, Reich, Riyanto, Kurniawan & E.N. Smith, 2021 | angle-headed dragon | Sumatra. | |
| Gonocephalus semperi (W. Peters, 1867) | Mindoro forest dragon | Philippines. | |
| Gonocephalus sophiae (Gray, 1845) | Negros forest dragon | Philippines. |
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Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gonocephalus.
References
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- ↑ Gonocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 May 2023.
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Further reading
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- Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. Template:ISBN. (Gonocephalus species, pp. 81–84).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Genus Goniocephalus [sic], p. 157).