Biology:Lophognathus gilberti
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Short description: Species of lizard
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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: | Lophognathus |
| Species: | L. gilberti
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| Lophognathus gilberti Gray, 1842
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Lophognathus gilberti, also known commonly as Gilbert's dragon and Gilbert's lashtail, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia .[1]
Etymology
The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of English naturalist John Gilbert.[2]
Geographic range
L. gilberti is found in the following Australian states and territories: northern Northern Territory, northwestern Queensland, and northern Western Australia.[3][1]
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.[3]
Behaviour
L. gilberti is terrestrial and semi-arboreal.[3]
Reproduction
L. gilberti is oviparous, and sex determination is temperature-dependent.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Lophognathus gilberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- ↑ 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).
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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.
Wikidata ☰ Q527097 entry
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