Species Lophosaurus boydii (Macleay, 1884)

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Species Lophosaurus boydii (Macleay, 1884)

Boyd's Forest Dragon

Tiaris boydii Macleay, W. 1884. Notes on some reptiles from the Herbert River, Queensland. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 8: 432-436 [1883 on title page] [432].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM R31884–5, Ripple Creek district, Herbert River, QLD.

Generic Combinations

Hypsilurus boydii (Macleay, 1884).
Gonocephalus boydii (Macleay, 1884).
Lophosaurus boydii (Macleay, 1884).

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, closed forest, diurnal, oviparous.

General References

Wells, R. 1972. Notes on Goniocephalus boydii (Macleay). Herpetofauna 5: 24 (natural history)

Zwinenberg, A.J. 1974. Boyd's forest dragon, Goniocephalus bodyii (Macleay). Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 10: 99-101 (natural history)

Common Name References

CAVS 2006. Census of Australian Vertebrate Species. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Boyd's Forest Dragon)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
07-Feb-2024	20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED
08-Mar-2011	08-Mar-2011	MODIFIED
	12-Feb-2010	(import)

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