Lophognathus gilberti
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Lophognathus |
| Species: | L. gilberti
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| Binomial name | |
| Lophognathus gilberti Gray, 1842
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Lophognathus gilberti, also known commonly as Gilbert's dragon, Gilbert's lashtail, or Ta-ta lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.[2]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of English naturalist John Gilbert.[3]
Geographic range
[edit | edit source]L. gilberti is found in the following Australian states and territories: northern Northern Territory, northwestern Queensland, and northern Western Australia.[1][2]
Habitat
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
Behaviour
[edit | edit source]L. gilberti is terrestrial and semi-arboreal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit | edit source]L. gilberti is oviparous, and sex determination is temperature-dependent.[2]
Gallery
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References
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- ^ a b c d 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. (Lophognathus gilberti, p. 101).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- 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. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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