Lophosaurus dilophus

Lophosaurus dilophus

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: Lophosaurus
Species: Lophosaurus dilophus

Name

Lophosaurus dilophus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)

• Holotype: MNHN-RA-0.2561, collected by Quoy & Gaimard, date unknown.
• Type locality: Nouvelle-Guinée [=New Guinea]”.

Combinations

• Lophyrus dilophus Duméril & Bibron, 1837: 419 [original combination]
• Gonyocephalus dilophus — Boulenger, 1885: 290 [subsequent combination]
• Gonocephalus dilophus — Wermuth, 1967: 58 [subsequent combination]
• Hypsilurus dilophus — Moody, 1980: 300 [subsequent combination]
• Lophosaurus dilophus — Denzer & Manthey, 2016: 108 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Tiaris megapogon Gray, 1845: 239 [synonymized by Boulenger (1885: 290)]
  • Syntypes (2): RMNH.
  • Type locality: “New Guinea”.

References

Primary references

• Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1837. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Quatrième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. ii + 572 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum. Trustees of die British Museum/Edward Newman: London. xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Denzer, W. & Manthey, U. 2016. Remarks on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Hypsilurus Peters, 1867 (Reptilia, Agamidae, Amphibolurinae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(1): 103–110. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.7469 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lophosaurus dilophus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 July 2020.
• Oliver, P., Allison, A. & Tallowin, O. 2018. IUCN: Lophosaurus dilophus  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22528853A125055879. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22528853A125055879.en

Vernacular names

English: Indonesian Forest Dragon