Gonocephalus beyschlagi
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Gonocephalus |
| Species: | G. beyschlagi
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| Binomial name | |
| Gonocephalus beyschlagi (Boettger, 1892)
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Gonocephalus beyschlagi, also known commonly as the Sumatra forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to northern Sumatra, Indonesia.[2]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, beyschlagi, is in honor of Fritz Beyschlag who collected the holotype.[3]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of G. beyschlagi is forest, at altitudes below 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
G. beyschlagi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 11.5 cm (4.5 in), with a tail length of 28 cm (11 in).[4]
Behavior[edit]
G. beyschlagi is arboreal and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
G. beyschlagi is oviparous.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Kamsi M, Riyanto A, Amarasinghe A (2021). "Gonocephalus beyschlagi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T99929430A99929434.en. Accessed on 09 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Gonocephalus beyschlagi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
- ^ 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. (Gonocephalus beyschlagi, p. 25).
- ^ de Rooij (1915).
Further reading[edit]
- Boettger O (1892). "Listen von Kriechtieren und Lurchen aus dem tropischen Asien und aus Papuasien ". Bericht über die Thätigkeit des Offenbacher Vereins für Naturkunde 1892: 65–164. (Gonyocephalus beyschlagi, new species, p. 102). (in German).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien und Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Gonocephalus beyschlagi, p. 178). (in German).
- de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Gonyocephalus beyschlagi, p. 105).
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