Lophognathus gilberti

Lophognathus gilberti
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Lophognathus
Species:	L. gilberti
Binomial name
	Lophognathus gilberti; Gray, 1842
Synonyms
	Lophognathus gilberti ; Gray, 1842; Redtenbachia fasciata ; Steindachner, 1867; Grammatophora temporalis ; Günther, 1867; Physignathus gilberti ; — Boulenger, 1885; Physignathus incognitus ; Ahl, 1926; Gemmatophora gilberti ; — Storr, 1983; Amphibolurus gilberti ; — Ehmann, 1992; Lophognathus gilberti ; — Cogger, 2000;

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.

Etymology

The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of English naturalist John Gilbert.

Geographic range

L. gilberti is found in the following Australian states and territories: northern Northern Territory, northwestern Queensland, and northern Western Australia.

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.

Behaviour

L. gilberti is terrestrial and semi-arboreal.

Reproduction

L. gilberti is oviparous, and sex determination is temperature-dependent.

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References

1 2 3 4 Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Doughty, P.; Somaweera, R.; Melville, J. (2017). "Lophognathus gilberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T170373A83321923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170373A83321923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 4 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).

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.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Doughty, P.; Somaweera, R.; Melville, J. (2017). "Lophognathus gilberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T170373A83321923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170373A83321923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 Lophognathus gilberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.

[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. (Lophognathus gilberti, p. 101).

Lophognathus gilberti

Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Genus:	Lophognathus
Species:	L. gilberti
Binomial name
*Lophognathus gilberti* Gray, 1842
Synonyms
Lophognathus gilberti Gray, 1842 Redtenbachia fasciata Steindachner, 1867 Grammatophora temporalis Günther, 1867 Physignathus gilberti — Boulenger, 1885 Physignathus incognitus Ahl, 1926 Gemmatophora gilberti — Storr, 1983 Amphibolurus gilberti — Ehmann, 1992 Lophognathus gilberti — Cogger, 2000