Gonocephalus beyschlagi

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Gonocephalus beyschlagi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Gonocephalus
Species:
G. beyschlagi
Binomial name
Gonocephalus beyschlagi
(Boettger, 1892)
Synonyms [1]
  • Gonyocephalus beyschlagi
    Boettger, 1892
  • Gonocephalus beyschlagi
    Manthey & Grossmann, 1997

Gonocephalus beyschlagi, also known commonly as the Sumatra forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to northern Sumatra, Indonesia. [1]

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Etymology

The specific name, beyschlagi, is in honor of Fritz Beyschlag who collected the holotype. [2]

Description

G. beyschlagi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in), with a tail length of 28 cm (11 in). [3]

Reproduction

G. beyschlagi is oviparous. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Gonocephalus beyschlagi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 28 April 2021.
  2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonocephalus beyschlagi, p. 25).
  3. de Rooij (1915).

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