Lophognathus gilberti

Lophognathus gilberti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Lophognathus
Species:
L. gilberti
Binomial name
Lophognathus gilberti
Gray, 1842
Synonyms[2]
  • Lophognathus gilberti
    Gray, 1842
  • Redtenbachia fasciata
    Steindachner, 1867
  • Grammatophora temporalis
    Günther, 1867
  • Physignathus gilberti
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Physignathus incognitus
    Ahl, 1926
  • Gemmatophora gilberti
    — Storr, 1983
  • Amphibolurus gilberti
    — Ehmann, 1992
  • Lophognathus gilberti
    — Cogger, 2000

Lophognathus gilberti, also known commonly as Gilbert's dragon, Gilbert's lashtail, or Ta-ta lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]

Etymology

The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of English naturalist John Gilbert.[3]

Geographic range

L. gilberti is found in the following Australian states and territories: northern Northern Territory, northwestern Queensland, and northern Western Australia.[1][2]

Habitat

L. gilberti is found in a variety of habitats including coastal sand dunes, shrubland, savanna, and forest, and it has also been found in agricultural and urban areas.[1]

Behaviour

L. gilberti is terrestrial and semi-arboreal.[1]

Reproduction

L. gilberti is oviparous, and sex determination is temperature-dependent.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Doughty, P.; Somaweera, R.; Melville, J. (2017). "Lophognathus gilberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170373A83321923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170373A83321923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Lophognathus gilberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
  3. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Lophognathus gilberti, p. 101).

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Physignathus gilberti, pp. 396–397).
  • Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
  • Gray JE (1842). "Descriptions of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany [2]: 51–57. (Lophognathus gilberti, new species, p. 53).
  • Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.



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