Gonocephalus klossi
| Gonocephalus klossi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Gonocephalus |
| Species: | G. klossi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gonocephalus klossi (Boulenger, 1920) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Gonocephalus klossi, also known commonly as Kloss's forest dragon or Kloss' forest dragon,[1][2] is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae.[2] The species is endemic to Sumatra, Indonesia.
Etymology
[edit]The specific name, klossi, is in honor of English zoologist Cecil Boden Kloss.[3]
Geographic range
[edit]G. klossi is found in western Sumatra,[2] where it has been recorded from the provinces of Bengkulu and Jambi.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of G. klossi is forest, at altitudes of 50–1,800 m (160–5,910 ft), but it may also be found in disturbed areas.[1]
Behavior
[edit]G. klossi is arboreal and diurnal.[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Iskandar D, Kamsi M, Riyanto A, Amarasinghe A (2021). "Gonocephalus klossi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T99929811A123638905.en. Accessed on 24 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Gonocephalus klossi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 28 April 2021.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonocephalus klossi, p. 143).
Further reading
[edit]- Boulenger GA (1920). "Results of an Expedition to Korinchi Peak 12,400 ft, Sumatra. III. Reptiles & Batrachians collected in West Sumatra by Messrs. H.C. Robinson & C.B. Kloss". Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums, Singapore 8: 285–296. ("Gonyocephalus [sic] klossi ", new species, p. 287).
- Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. ISBN 978-3931587123. (Gonocephalus klossi, p. 184). (in German).
- Teynié A, David P, Ohler A (2010). "Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo ". Zootaxa 2416: 1–43.
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