Gowidon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Gowidon
Wells & Wellington, 1983
Species:
G. longirostris
Binomial name
Gowidon longirostris
(Boulenger, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Lophognathus longirostris
  • Physignathus longirostris
  • Physignathus eraduensis
  • Gowidon quattuorfasciatus
  • Amphibolurus longirostris

Gowidon is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae.[2] It is monotypic with a single recognised species, Gowidon longirostris, commonly known as the long-snouted lashtail[1] or long-nosed water dragon. It is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Australia, and in New Guinea.

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1883 by George Boulenger as Lophognathus longirostris,[3][4] and was transferred to the genus, Gowidon, in 2014 by Hal Cogger.[3][5] The taxonomic decision for synonymy is given by Cogger in 1983.[3][6]

References

Wikispecies has information related to Gowidon.
  1. 1 2 Melville, J.; Wilson, S. & Oliver, P (2017). "Lophognathus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22566261A22566273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22566261A22566273.en. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ↑ Gowidon longirostris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Gowidon longirostratus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  4. ↑ Boulenger, G.A. (1883). "Remarks on the lizards of the genus Lophognathus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5 (12): 225–226 [225].
  5. ↑ Cogger, H.G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (7 ed.). Collingwood: CSIRO publishing. pp. xxx+1033. [740].
  6. ↑ Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [122]
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