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Genus of the Agamidae. Southern Indochina to northern Australia. Approximately 36(?)species. In tropical rainforest and montane forest. 30 cm to 1 m. Mainly shades of green and brown. Arboreal. 2-6 eggs.

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information from Atlas of reptiles and amphibians for the terrarium (1988)

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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.[4]

Taxonomy

Species from Melanesia and Australia which were formerly included in Gonocephalus are now placed in the genus Hypsilurus.[4]

Species

As of 2013, Gonocephalus contains the following 17 species:[3]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gonocephalus.

References

  1. ^ Kaup JJ ("Caup [sic]") (1825). "Einige Bemerkungen zu Merrems Handbuch ". Isis von Oken 16: 589-593. (Gonocephalus, new genus, p. 590). (in German).
  2. ^ Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume II. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 497 pp. + Plates I-XXIV. (Genus Gonyocephalus [sic], p. 282).
  3. ^ a b Gonocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b Honda M, Ota H, Sengoku S, Yong HS, Hikida T (2002). "Molecular Evaluation of Phylogenetic Significances in the Highly Divergent Karyotypes of the Genus Gonocephalus (Reptilia: Agamidae) from Tropical Asia". Zoological Science. 19 (1): 129–133. doi:10.2108/zsj.19.129. hdl:2241/104127. PMID 12025399. S2CID 38549668.
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Gonocephalus: Brief Summary

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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.

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Gonocephalus

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Gonocephalus est un genre de sauriens de la famille des Agamidae[1].

Répartition

Les 17 espèces de ce genre se rencontrent en Asie du Sud-Est[1].

Description

Ces agames sont des reptiles trapus, avec une large tête présentant généralement une crête dorsale plus ou moins développée.

Liste des espèces

Selon Reptarium Reptile Database (26 avril 2012)[2] :

Publication originale

  • Kaup, 1825 : Einige Bemerkungen zu Merrems Handbuch. Isis von Oken, vol. 16, p. 589-593 (texte intégral).

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Gonocephalus est un genre de sauriens de la famille des Agamidae.

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