Gonocephalus bellii

Gonocephalus bellii, commonly known as Bell's anglehead lizard or Bell's forest dragon, is a species of lizards in the family Agamidae.

Gonocephalus bellii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Gonocephalus
Species:
G. bellii
Binomial name
Gonocephalus bellii
Synonyms[1]
  • Lophyrus bellii
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837
  • Gonyocephalus bellii
    — Boulenger, 1885
  • Gonocephalus bellii
    — Wermuth, 1967

Etymology

The specific name, bellii, is in honor of English zoologist Thomas Bell.[2]

Geographic range

G. bellii is endemic to Thailand, Malacca, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Indonesia (Borneo), and West Malaysia.[1]

Description

G. bellii ranges in color from greenish-grey to brown with deep brown stripes. Males have a colorful dewlap that ranges from teal to pinkish-purple.

Taxonomy

Gonocephalus bellii may be closely related to or the same species as Gonocephalus bornensis. [3]

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References
  1. "Gonocephalus bellii ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-05-10.
  2. 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. (Gonocephalus bellii, p. 22).
  3. "Gonocephalus bornensis ". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 2017-05-10.

Further reading
  • 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. (Gonyocephalus bellii, new combination, p. 288).
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G (1837). Erpétologie générale ou Histoire naturelle complète des Reptiles, Tome quatrième [Volume 4]. Paris: Roret. ii + 571 pp. (Lophyrus bellii, new species, pp. 416–418). (in French).


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