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Gonocephalus bornensis, the Borneo anglehead lizard or Borneo forest dragon, is an agamid lizard endemic to Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia, and known from Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan.
Bronchocela jubata, commonly known as the maned forest lizard, is a species of agamid lizard found mainly in Indonesia on the islands of Singkep, Java, Bali, Sulawesi, Karakelang, Salibabu; Nias Island, Singkap Island, Borneo also in Thailand, [2] Cambodia [2] and Philippines.
The earless monitor lizard was described in 1878 by Franz Steindachner. [6] The genus name Lanthanotus means "hidden ear" and the species name borneensis refers to its home island of Borneo. [7] The uniqueness of the species was immediately recognized and Steindachner placed it in its own family, Lanthanotidae.
Scientific Name Common Name Distribution Gonocephalus bellii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837) Bell's anglehead lizard, Bell's forest dragon: Thailand, Malacca, Perak, Pahang, Selangor, Indonesia (Borneo), and West Malaysia Gonocephalus beyschlagi (Boettger, 1892) Sumatra forest dragon: Sumatra, Indonesia. Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1848)
Bronchocela jubata A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1837 – maned forest lizard: Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia and Philippines Bronchocela marmorata Gray, 1845 – marbled bloodsucker: Philippines Bronchocela nicobarica Chandramouli, Adhikari, Amarasinghe & Abinawanto, 2023: India (Nicobar Islands) Bronchocela orlovi Hallermann, 2004 – Orlov's ...
The generic name Varanus is derived from the Arabic waral (ورل), which translates as "monitor". The specific name is the Latin word for "saviour", denoting a possible religious connotation. [2] The water monitor is occasionally confused with the crocodile monitor (V. salvadorii) because of their similar scientific names. [3]
Das, Indraneil (2004).Lizards of Borneo: A Pocket Guide.Kota Kinabalu, Borneo: Natural History Publications. 89 pp. ISBN 978-9838120807. Das, Indraneil (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo.
Gonocephalus doriae (Doria's angle-headed lizard) is a species of arboreal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo . Etymology