Malayodracon

Malayodracon is a genus of lizard within the family Agamidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Malayodracon robinsonii.[2] The species, also known commonly as Robinson's anglehead lizard and Robinson's forest dragon, is endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.

Malayodracon
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Genus: Malayodracon
Denzer, Manthey, Mahlow & Böhme, 2015
Species:
M. robinsonii
Binomial name
Malayodracon robinsonii
(Boulenger, 1908)
Synonyms[2]
  • Gonyocephalus robinsonii
    Boulenger, 1908
  • Gonocephalus robinsonii
    — Smedley, 1931
  • Goniocephalus robinsoni
    — M.A. Smith, 1935
  • Malayodracon robinsonii
    — Denzer et al., 2015

Etymology

The specific name, robinsonii, is in honor of British ornithologist Herbert Christopher Robinson.[3]

Geographic range

M. robinsonii is found in West Malaysia.[2]

Habitat

The preferred habitat of M. robinsonii is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft).[1]

Reproduction

M. robinsonii is oviparous.[2]

References
  1. Grismer L, Quah E (2018). "Malayodracon robinsonii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T99931505A99931522. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99931505A99931522.en. Downloaded 16 January 2020.
  2. Malayodracon robinsonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
  3. 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 robinsonii, p. 223).

Further reading
  • Boulenger GA (1908). "Report on the Gunong Tahan Expedition, May–September, 1905. III. Fishes, Batrachians and Reptiles". Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 3: 61-69 + Plates IV-V. (Gonyocephalus robinsonii, new species, pp. 65-66 + Plate V).
  • Denzer, Wolfgang; Manthey, Ulrich; Mahlow, Kristin; Böhme, Wolfgang (2015). "The systematic status of Gonocephalus robinsonii Boulenger, 1908 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae)". Zootaxa 4039 (1): 129–144. (Malayodracon, new genus; M. robinsonii, new combination).
  • Manthey, Ulrich; Denzer, Wolfgang (1992). "Die Echten Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Gonocephalus Kaup (Sauria: Agamidae). IV. Gonocephalus mjoebergi Smith, 1925 und Gonocephalus robinsonii Boulenger, 1908 ". Sauria 14 (1): 15–19. (in German).


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