Genus Lophosaurus Fitzinger, 1843
- Lophosaurus Fitzinger, L.J. 1843. Systema Reptilium. Fasciculus Primus. Amblyglossae. Vienna : Braümüller et Seidel i-vi, 106 pp. [15, 45] [replacement name].
Type species:
Lophosaurus dilophus Duméril & Bibron, 1837 by original designation. - Tiaris Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1837. Erpétologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complète des Reptiles. Paris : Roret Vol. 4 ii 571 pp. [419, 421] [invalid name; preoccupied by Tiaris Swainson, 1827 (Aves: Passeriformes)].
- Lophyrus Duméril, A.M.C. 1806. Zoologie analytique ou méthodique naturelle de classification des animaux, rendue plus façile à l'aide de tableaux synoptiques. Paris : Allais 343 pp. [80] [invalid name; preoccupied by Lophyrus Poli, 1791 (Mollusca) and Lophyrus Latreille, 1802, 1805 on title page].
Introduction
Denzer & Manthey (2016) review the available GenBank sequences referred to members of the genus Hypsilurus and recalibrate a phylogenetic analysis which shows a paraphyly in the genus.
Therefore the genus Lophosaurus Fitzinger is resurrected to include the two Australian forest dragons boydii and spinipes, as well as the New Guinean type species dilophus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Denzer, W. & Manthey, U. 2016. Remarks on the taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Hypsilurus Peters, 1867 (Reptilia, Agamidae, Amphibolurinae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 92(1): 103–110
Manthey, U. & Denzer, W. 2006. A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the genus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with description of four new species and one new subspecies. Hamadryad 30(1-2): 1-40
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGAMIDAE | 17-May-2017 | ADDED |