Hypsilurus godeffroyi

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 godeffroyi

Name

Hypsilurus godeffroyi (Peters, 1867)

• Lectotype: ZMB 7510, presented by C. Godeffroy. [designated by Marx (1958: 463)]
• Type locality: “Pelew Inseln [= Palau Islands]”.
• Paralectotype: FMNH 73845, same data as lectotype.

Combinations

• Lophura (Hypsilurus) godeffroyi Peters, 1867: 707 [original combination]
• Gonyocephalus godeffroyi — Boulenger, 1885: 295 [subsequent combination]
• Gonocephalus godeffroyi — Wermuth, 1957: 59 [subsequent combination]
• Hypsilurus godeffroyi — Moody, 1980: 300 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Peters, W. 1867. Über Flederthiere (Pteropus gouldii, Rhinolophus deckenii, Vespertilio lobipes, Vesperugo temminckii) und Amphibien (Hypsilurus godeffroyi, Lygosoma scutatum, Stenostoma narirostre, Onychocephalus unguirostris, Ahaetulla poylepis, Pseudechis scutellatus). Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867: 703–712. BHL

Additional references

• Manthey, U. & Denzer, W. 2006. A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the genus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with description of four new species and one new subspecies. Hamadryad 30(1/2): 1–40. Reference page. 
• Manthey, U. & Denzer, W. 2016. Melanesische Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Hypsilurus Peters, 1867–Teil 1: Arten von Neuguinea (In German). Sauria 38(3): 11–36. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Hypsilurus godeffroyi. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 8 July 2020.
• Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O. 2012. IUCN: Hypsilurus godeffroyi  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T196556A2459428. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T196556A2459428.en
• Hypsilurus godeffroyi – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Northern Forest Dragon