Hypsilurus godeffroyi

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Hypsilurus godeffroyi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Hypsilurus
Species:
H. godeffroyi
Binomial name
Hypsilurus godeffroyi
(W. Peters, 1867)
Synonyms [2] [3]
  • Lophura (Hypsilurus) godeffroyi
    W. Peters, 1867
  • Gonyocephalus macrolepis
    W. Peters, 1872
  • Tiaris longii
    Macleay, 1878
  • Gonyocephalus godeffroyi
    Boulenger, 1885
  • Hypsilurus godeffroyi
    Manthey & Schuster, 1999

Hypsilurus godeffroyi, also known commonly as the angle-headed lizard, the northern forest dragon, and the Palau tree dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Palau and Papua New Guinea. [3]

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Etymology

The specific name, godeffroyi, is in honor of German amateur ornithologist Johann Cesar Godeffroy. [4]

Behavior

H. godeffroyi is arboreal. [1]

Reproduction

H. godeffroyi is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Allison, A.; Hamilton, A.; Tallowin, O. (2012). "Hypsilurus godeffroyi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T196556A2459428. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196556A2459428.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Gonyocephalus godeffroyi, pp. 295–296).
  3. 1 2 3 Hypsilurus godeffroyi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  4. 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. (Hypsilurus godeffroyi, p. 102).

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