| Lophognathus gilberti | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Lophognathus |
| Species: | L. gilberti |
| Binomial name | |
| Lophognathus gilberti Gray, 1842 | |
| Synonyms | |
Lophognathus gilberti, also known commonly as Gilbert's dragon, Gilbert's lashtail, or Ta-ta lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific name, gilberti, is in honor of English naturalist John Gilbert.
Geographic range
L. gilberti is found in the following Australian states and territories: northern Northern Territory, northwestern Queensland, and northern Western Australia.
Habitat
L. gilberti is found in a variety of habitats including coastal sand dunes, shrubland, savanna, and forest, and it has also been found in agricultural and urban areas.
Behaviour
L. gilberti is terrestrial and semi-arboreal.
Reproduction
L. gilberti is oviparous, and sex determination is temperature-dependent.
References
- ^ Teale, R.; Wilson, S.; Zichy-Woinarski, J.; Doughty, P.; Somaweera, R.; Melville, J. (2017). "Lophognathus gilberti ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T170373A83321923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T170373A83321923.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Lophognathus gilberti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 2018-10-31.
- 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. (Lophognathus gilberti, p. 101).
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. (Physignathus gilberti, pp. 396–397).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350.
- Gray JE (1842). "Descriptions of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian Reptiles and Batrachians". Zoological Miscellany : 51–57. (Lophognathus gilberti, new species, p. 53).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. Sydney: New Holland Publishers. 522 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.
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