Lophosaurus boydii

Lophosaurus boydii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Acrodonta

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Iguania Infraordo: Acrodonta

Familia: Agamidae
Subfamilia: Amphibolurinae
Genus: Lophosaurus
Species: Lophosaurus boydii

Name

Lophosaurus boydii (Macleay, 1884)

• Syntypes (2): AM R31884-5, collected by Archibald Boyd, date unknown.
• Type locality: “Ripple Creek, Herbert River”, Queensland.
• Etymology: Named after John Archibald Boyd (1846-1926), an English-born professional natural history collector.

Combinations

• Tiaris boydii Macleay, 1884: 432 [original combination]
• Gonyocephalus boydii — Boulenger, 1885: 297 [subsequent combination]
• Gonocephalus boydii — Wermuth, 1967: 57 [subsequent combination]
• Hypsilurus boydii — Moody, 1980: 300 [subsequent combination]
• Lophosaurus boydii — Denzer & Manthey, 2016: 108 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Macleay, W. 1884. Notes on some reptiles from the Herbert River, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 8: 432–436. BHL
• Denzer, W. & Manthey, U. 2016. Remarks on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Hypsilurus Peters, 1867 (Reptilia, Agamidae, Amphibolurinae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(1): 103–110. DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.7469 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia. 6th edition. Ralph Curtis Publishing: Sanibel Island. 808 pp. ISBN 978-0883590485

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Lophosaurus boydii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 5 July 2020.
• Hoskin, C., Couper, P., Vanderduys, E. & Amey, A. 2018. IUCN: Lophosaurus boydii  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T22528830A22528836. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T22528830A22528836.en

Vernacular names

English: Boyd's Forest Dragon
polski: Kątogłówka wielka