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Gonocephalus bellii

Summary

Gonocephalus bellii, commonly known as Bell's anglehead lizard or Bell's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia and Oceania.

Gonocephalus bellii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Gonocephalus
Species:
G. bellii
Binomial name
Gonocephalus bellii
Synonyms[2]
  • Lophyrus bellii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
  • Gonyocephalus bellii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Gonocephalus bellii
    — Wermuth, 1967

Etymology edit

The specific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell.[3]

Geographic range edit

G. bellii is indigenous to Thailand, Malacca, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Indonesia (Borneo), and West Malaysia.[2]

Habitat edit

The preferred natural habitat of G. bellii is forest, at altitudes of 1,000–1,800 m (3,300–5,900 ft).[1]

Description edit

G. bellii ranges in color from greenish-grey to brown with deep brown stripes. Males have a colorful dewlap that ranges from teal to pinkish-purple.[citation needed]

Reproduction edit

G. bellii is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is 3–5 eggs.[1]

Taxonomy edit

Gonocephalus bellii may be closely related to or the same species as Gonocephalus bornensis. [4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Grismer L, Quah E (2018). "Gonocephalus bellii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T99929397A99929422. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/99929397/99929422. Downloaded on 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Gonocephalus bellii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  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. (Gonocephalus bellii, p. 22).
  4. ^ "Gonocephalus bornensis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

Further reading edit

  • 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. (Gonyocephalus bellii, new combination, p. 288).
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Lophyrus bellii, new species, pp. 416–418). (in French).
  • Manthey U, Denzer W (1992). "Die Echten Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Gonocephalus Kaup (Sauria: Agamidae), Tiel 5 Die bellii - Gruppe". Sauria 14 (3): 7–20. (in German).