Gonocephalus liogaster, also known commonly as the blue-eyed anglehead lizard, the orange-ringed anglehead lizard, and the tropical forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2] The species is native to Southeast Asia.
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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. liogaster
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| Gonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872)
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Geographic range edit
G. liogaster is found in Indonesia (Borneo, Natuna Islands, Sumatra) and Malaysia (West Malaysia).[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred natural habitats of G. liogaster are forest and freshwater wetlands, at altitudes of 100–400 m (330–1,310 ft).[1]
Description edit
A large and robust lizard,[3] G. liogaster may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 14 cm (5.5 in), plus a tail length of 31.5 cm (12.4 in).[2] The tail is laterally compressed, and all four legs are long.[2] The iris of the eye is blue in males, but brown in females.[3]
Behavior edit
Diet edit
Reproduction edit
G. liogaster is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is usually three eggs,[1] but may be as few as one or as many as four.[3] Each egg measures 23 mm × 11 mm (0.91 in × 0.43 in).[3] After a period of about 100 days,[3] the eggs hatch in August.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Iskandar D, McGuire J, Kamsi M (2021). "Gonocephalus liogaster ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T99930328A99930332.en. Accessed on 25 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Gonocephalus liogaster at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. ISBN 0-88359-061-1. (Gonocephalus liogaster, p. 83).
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 liogaster, new combination, pp. 286–287).
- Das, Indraneil; Wong, Jye Wen (2021). "Predation on Gonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872) (Agamidae) by Ptyas carinata (Günther, 1858) (Colubridae) in Sarawak, Borneo". Herpetology Notes 14: 349–351.
- Günther A (1872). "On the Reptiles and Amphibians of Borneo". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 586–600 + Plates XXXV–XL. (Tiaris liogaster, new species, p. 592 + Plate XXXVI).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Gonocephalus liogaster, p. 187). (in German).
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