Gonocephalus
Genus of lizards
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Gonocephalus is a genus of agamid lizards endemic to southeast Asia.[4]
- Gonocephalus is also a synonym of the catfish genus Clarotes.
| Gonocephalus | |
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| Gonocephalus bellii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
Taxonomy
Species from Melanesia and Australia which were formerly included in Gonocephalus are now placed in the genus Hypsilurus.[4]
Species
As of 2023[update], Gonocephalus contains the following 17 species:[3]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
.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. | |
_(8423411251).jpg) | Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1848) | Borneo anglehead lizard, Borneo forest dragon | Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan |
 | Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus (Laurenti, 1768) | chameleon forest dragon, chameleon anglehead lizard | Indonesia and Malaysia |
 | Gonocephalus doriae (W. Peters, 1871) | Doria's angle-headed lizard | Borneo |
_-_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. | |
 | Gonocephalus kuhlii (Schlegel, 1848) | Indonesia. | |
| Gonocephalus lacunosus Manthey & Denzer, 1991 | Manthey's forest dragon | Indonesia. | |
_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. | |
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gonocephalus.
