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''Lophognathus'' is a genus of lizards found in northern Australia extending south to the Murray-Darling Basin,〔Ellis, M., and Higgins, D. (1993). The occurrence of Gilbert's Dragon, ''Lophognathus gilberti'', in the Paroo Drainage Basin, western New South Wales. In: ''Herpetology'' in Australia (D. Lunney and D. Ayers eds) (R.Z.S., Sydney).〕 New Guinea, and Tanimbar Islands. The five species are informally described as dragons, as are several genera in the family Agamidae, and closely related to those of ''Amphibolurus''. ''Lophognathus'' species are slender, slightly compressed, agamid lizards that are often found in trees. They occur in a variety of habitat, including sand dunes and arid regions, but frequently near watercourses. Three species are endemic to Australia, ''L. burnsi'', ''L. gilberti'' and ''L. longirostris''; ''L. temporalis'' is found in both Australia and New Guinea. The last species, ''L. maculilabris'', is endemic to the Tanimbar Islands (Timor Laut).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Lophognathus maculilabris'' BOULENGER, 1883 )〕 In Australia, these lizards are colloquially known as "Ta Ta" lizards, due to their habit of "waving" after running across hot surfaces. The first description of a species in the genus ''Lophognathus'' was by John Edward Gray in 1842.〔Gray, J. E. 1842. Description of some hitherto unrecorded species of Australian reptiles and batrachians. Zoological Miscellany, London: Treuttel, Würtz & Co, pp. 51—57.〕 The species he described, ''Lophognathus gilberti'', was named after English naturalist John Gilbert, the collector of the type specimen.〔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. (''Lophognathus gilberti'', p. 101).〕 ==Species== Five species are currently recognized in this genus:〔(''Lophognathus'' ), The Reptile Database.〕 *''Lophognathus burnsi'' Wells & Wellington, 1985 *''Lophognathus gilberti'' Gray, 1842 – Gilbert's lashtail, Gilbert's dragon *''Lophognathus longirostris'' Boulenger, 1883 – long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon *''Lophognathus maculilabris'' Boulenger, 1883 *''Lophognathus temporalis'' (Günther, 1867) – striped water dragon, swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lophognathus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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