Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus

Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata Episquamata Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Gonocephalus
Species: Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus

Name

• Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus (Laurenti, 1768)

Lectotype (iconotype): specimen described and illustrated by Seba (1735: pl. 100, fig. 2)

Type locality: “America”.

Combinations

• Iguana chamaeleontina Laurenti, 1768: 47 [original combination]
• Gonyocephalus [sic] chamaeleontinus — Boulenger, 1885: 285 [subsequent combination]
• Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus — Smith, 1930: 24 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Laurenti, J.N. 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium emendatam cum experimentis circa venena et antidota reptilium austracorum, quod authoritate et consensu (In Latin). Joan Thomae: Vienna. 217 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 January 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Chameleon Angle-head Lizard