Gowidon

Gowidon is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae.[2] It is monotypic with a single recognised species, Gowidon longirostris, commonly known as the long-snouted lashtail or long-nosed water dragon. It is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Australia, and in New Guinea.

Gowidon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Gowidon
Wells & Wellington, 1983
Species:
G. longirostris
Binomial name
Gowidon longirostris
Boulenger, 1883
Synonyms
  • Lophognathus longirostris
  • Physignathus longirostris
  • Physignathus eraduensis
  • Gowidon quattuorfasciatus
  • Amphibolurus longirostris

References
  1. Melville, J., Wilson, S. & Oliver, P. 2017. Lophognathus longirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T22566261A22566273. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22566261A22566273.en. Downloaded on 10 May 2019.
  2. Gowidon longirostris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2019.
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