Gonocephalus megalepis

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 Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

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

Name

• Gonocephalus megalepis (Bleeker, 1860)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.8.27.21.

Type locality: “Agam”, Sumatra.

Combinations

• Lophyrus megalepis Bleeker, 1860: 327 [original combination]
• Gonyocephalus [sic] megalepis — Boulenger, 1887: 152 [subsequent combination]
• Gonocephalus megalepis — Wermuth, 1967: 60 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Bleeker, P. 1860. Reptilien van Agam. Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië 20: 325–329. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Gonocephalus megalepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 1 March 2019.

Vernacular names

English: Large-scaled Angle-head Lizard