Hypsilurus papuensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Cladus: 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 Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Hypsilurus papuensis (Macleay, 1877)

Holotype: AM R 31883 (formerly MAMU R335, MR833).
Type locality: “Hall Sound”, Central Province, 8°49’S 146°36’E, Papua New Guinea.

Gonyocephalus (Lophosteus) albertisii Peters & Doria, 1878
- Syntypes: ZMB 9722, ZMB 9724-25, MSNG 29122, NHMW.
- Type locality: “costa della Nuova Guinea che sta in prossomità dell’Isola Yule”.

Macleay, W. 1877. The lizards of the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2: 60–69. BHL; second part: 97–104. BHL

Manthey, U. & Denzer, W. 2006. A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the genus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with description of four new species and one new subspecies. Hamadryad 30(1/2): 1–40. Reference page.

Oliver, P. & Tallowin, O. 2022. IUCN: Hypsilurus papuensis (Least Concern) (amended version of 2015 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T22529181A217788507. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T22529181A217788507.en. Accessed on 18 November 2025.