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.<ref name=Honda/>
Taxonomy
Species from Melanesia and Australia which were formerly included in Gonocephalus are now placed in the genus Hypsilurus.<ref name=Honda>Template:Cite journal</ref>
Species
Template:As of, Gonocephalus contains the following 17 species:<ref name=RDB>Template:NRDB genus</ref>
| 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
Further reading
- 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).