Gonocephalus
- Gonocephalus is also a synonym of the catfish genus Clarotes.
| Gonocephalus | |
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| Gonocephalus bellii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Draconinae |
| Genus: | Gonocephalus Kaup, 1825[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Agama (part), Arua, Coryphophylax, Dilophyrus, Galeotes, Goniocephalus [sic], Gonyocephalus [sic], Hypsilurus, Iguana (part), Lophosteus, Lophyrus, Tiaris[2][3] | |
Gonocephalus is a genus of agamid lizards endemic to southeast Asia.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]Species from Melanesia and Australia which were formerly included in Gonocephalus are now placed in the genus Hypsilurus.[4]
Species
[edit]As of 2023[update], Gonocephalus contains the following 17 species:[3]
| Image | Scientific Name | Common Name | Distribution |
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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. | |
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Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1848) | Borneo anglehead lizard, Borneo forest dragon | Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan |
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Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus (Laurenti, 1768) | chameleon forest dragon, chameleon anglehead lizard | Indonesia and Malaysia |
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Gonocephalus doriae (W. Peters, 1871) | Doria's angle-headed lizard | Borneo |
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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. | |
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Gonocephalus kuhlii (Schlegel, 1848) | Indonesia. | |
| Gonocephalus lacunosus Manthey & Denzer, 1991 | Manthey's forest dragon | Indonesia. | |
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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. |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gonocephalus.
References
[edit]- ^ Kaup JJ ("Caup [sic]") (1825). "Einige Bemerkungen zu Merrems Handbuch ". Isis von Oken 16: 589-593. (Gonocephalus, new genus, p. 590). (in German).
- ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Gonyocephalus [sic], p. 282).
- ^ a b Gonocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b Honda M, Ota H, Sengoku S, Yong HS, Hikida T (2002). "Molecular Evaluation of Phylogenetic Significances in the Highly Divergent Karyotypes of the Genus Gonocephalus (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Tropical Asia". Zoological Science. 19 (1): 129–133. doi:10.2108/zsj.19.129. hdl:2241/104127. PMID 12025399. S2CID 38549668.
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Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to Gonocephalus.
- Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (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).