Gonocephalus
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 liogaster | |
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] Furthermore, genetic data suggest that Gonocephalus robinsonii is only distantly related to other Gonocephalus, rendering the genus non-monophyletic.[4][5]
Conservation status
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has assessed five Gonocephalus species; one of them (Gonocephalus grandis) is classified as of "Least Concern", whereas the other four are "Data Deficient".[6]
Species
As of 2013, Gonocephalus contains the following 16 species:[3]
- Gonocephalus abbotti Cochran, 1922
- Gonocephalus bellii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
- Gonocephalus beyschlagi (Boettger, 1892)
- Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1848)
- Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus (Laurenti, 1768)
- Gonocephalus doriae (W. Peters, 1871)
- Gonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845)
- Gonocephalus interruptus (Boulenger, 1885)
- Gonocephalus klossi (Boulenger, 1920)
- Gonocephalus kuhlii (Schlegel, 1848)
- Gonocephalus lacunosus Manthey & Denzer, 1991
- Gonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872)
- Gonocephalus megalepis (Bleeker, 1860)
- Gonocephalus mjobergi M.A. Smith, 1925
- Gonocephalus semperi (W. Peters, 1867)
- Gonocephalus sophiae (Gray, 1845)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Gonocephalus.
References
- Kaup JJ ("Caup [sic]") (1825). "Einige Bemerkungen zu Merrems Handbuch ". Isis von Oken 16: 589-593. (Gonocephalus, new genus, p. 590). (in German).
- 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).
- Gonocephalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 September 2013.
- 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.
- Pyron R, Burbrink FT, Wiens JJ (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13: 93. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680.
- IUCN (2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1". Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
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Further reading
- Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Gonocephalus species, pp. 81–84).
- Smith MA (1935). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. II.—Sauria. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 440 pp. + Plate I + 2 maps. (Genus Goniocephalus [sic], p. 157).