Lophognathus gilberti
Lophognathus gilberti, also known commonly as Gilbert's dragon and Gilbert's lashtail, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Lophognathus |
| Species: | L. gilberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophognathus gilberti Gray, 1842 | |
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Etymology
The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of English naturalist John Gilbert.[3]
Geographic range
L. gilberti is found in the following Australian states and territories: northern Northern Territory, northwestern Queensland, and northern Western Australia.[1][2]
Habitat
L. gilberti is found in a variety of habitats including coastal sand dunes, shrubland, savanna, and forest, and it has also been found in agricultural and urban areas.[1]
Behaviour
L. gilberti is terrestrial and semi-arboreal.[1]
References
- Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Doughty, P.; Somaweera, R.; Melville, J. (2017). "Lophognathus gilberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170373A83321923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170373A83321923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Lophognathus gilberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- 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. (Lophognathus gilberti, p. 101).
Further reading
- 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. (Physignathus gilberti, pp. 396–397).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Gray JE (1842). "Descriptions of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany [2]: 51–57. (Lophognathus gilberti, new species, p. 53).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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