Hypsilurus papuensis

Hypsilurus papuensis

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 Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Hypsilurus
Species: Hypsilurus papuensis
Subspecies: H. p. longicauda – H. p. papuensis

Name

Hypsilurus papuensis Macleay, 1877

Type locality: Hall Sound, Central Province, 8°49’S 146°36’E, Papua New Guinea.

Holotype: R 31883

Synonyms

• Tiaris papuensis Macleay, 1877
• Gonyocephalus (Lophosteus) albertisii Peters & Doria, 1878
• Gonyocephalus papuensis Boulenger, 1885
• Gonyocephalus papuensis — Boulenger, 1887
• Gonyocephalus papuensis — De Rooij, 1915
• Hypsilurus papuensis — Moody, 1980
• Hypsilurus papuensis — Bauer et al., 1995
• Hypsilurus papuensis — Manthey & Denzer, 2006

References

• Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 2:60-69; 97-104
• Hypsilurus papuensis at the New Reptile Database. Accessed on 26 October 2009.

Vernacular names

English: Papua Forest Dragon