Genus Gowidon Wells & Wellington, 1984
- Gowidon Wells, R.W. & Wellington, C.R. 1984. A synopsis of the class Reptilia in Australia. Australian Journal of Herpetology 1(3-4): 73-129 [1983 on title page] [80].
Type species:
Lophognathus longirostris Boulenger, 1883 by original designation.
Introduction
Gowidon has been resurrected by Melville et al. (2011) to accomodate one species previously included in the genus Lophognathus.
Cogger (2014) proposes to include provisionally also the species
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
NT, Qld, SA, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pilbara (PIL), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Yalgoo (YAL)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Distribution References
General References
Melville, J., Ritchie, E.G., Chapple, S.N.J., Glor, R.E. & Schulte II, J.A. 2011. Evolutionary origins and diversification of dragon lizards in Australia’s tropical savannas. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 58: 257–270 [268]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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AGAMIDAE | 27-Apr-2017 | ADDED |