Coryphophylax subcristatus

Coryphophylax subcristatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Draconinae
Genus: Coryphophylax
Species: Coryphophylax subcristatus

Name

Coryphophylax subcristatus (Blyth, 1860)

• Holotype: lost fide Smith (1935: 163).
• Type locality: “Port Blair”, Andaman Islands.

Combinations

• Tiaris subcristata Blyth, 1860: 109 [original combination]
• Gonyocephalus [sic] subcristatus — Boulenger, 1885: 292 [subsequent combination]
• Goniocephalus subcristatus — Smith, 1935: 163 [subsequent combination]
• Gonocephalus subcristatus — Wermuth, 1967: 62 [subsequent combination]
• Coryphophylax subcristatus — Das, 1994: 46 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• India: Andaman Islands: North Andaman, South Andaman, Little Andaman, Havelock, Neil, Chowra, Pulo Milo.

References

Primary references

• Blyth, E. 1860. Of reptiles ... [In: Report of the curator, Zoological department, pp. 87-115]. Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal 29: 107–111. BHL

Additional references

• Mirza, Z.A., Pal, S., Thackeray, T., Patel, H. & Bauer, A.M. 2025. Taxonomic status of Coryphophylax maximiliani Fitzinger in: Steindachner, 1867 with notes on Coryphophylax subcristatus (Blyth, “1860” 1861). PeerJ 13: e19841. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.19841 Reference page. 

Links

• Mohapatra, P. 2021. IUCN: Coryphophylax subcristatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T202859A123312277. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T202859A123312277.en. Accessed on 27 September 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Short-crested Bay Island Forest Lizard