Lophosaurus

Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Acrodonta |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus:
Species (3):
L. boydii –
L. dilophus –
L. spinipes
Name
Lophosaurus Fitzinger, 1843: 15
- Type species: Lophyrus dilophus Duméril & Bibron, 1837, by original designation.
Synonyms
- Tiaris Duméril & Bibron, 1837: 419 [preoccupied by Tiaris Swainson, 1827]
- Type species: Lophyrus dilophus Duméril & Bibron, 1837, by monotypy.
References
Primary references
- Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1837. Erpétologie Générale on Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Tome Quatrième (In French). Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret: Paris. ii + 572 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Fitzinger, L. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus primus. Amblyglossae. Braumüller et Seidel: Wien. vi + 106 pp. BHL Reference page.
Additional references
- Denzer, W. & Manthey, U. 2016. Remarks on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Hypsilurus Peters, 1867 (Reptilia, Agamidae, Amphibolurinae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(1): 103–110. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.7469
Reference page. - Tallowin, O.J.S., Meiri, S., Donnellan, S.C., Richards, S.J., Austin, C.C. & Oliver, P.M. 2020. The other side of the Sahulian coin: biogeography and evolution of Melanesian forest dragons (Agamidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 129(1): 99–113. DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blz125
Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Lophosaurus . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 March 2020.
- Lophosaurus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Vernacular names
- English: Forest Dragons