Great gonocephalus [1] ( lat. Gonocephalus grandis ) is a species of agamidae lizards that lives in Southeast Asia [2] .
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Infraclass : | Lepidosauromorphs |
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Gonocephalus grandis ( Gray , 1845 ) |
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Dilophyrus grandis Gray, 1845 |
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The total length reaches 55-60 cm. Sexual dimorphism is observed - males are larger than females. The scales along the ridge are very elongated, flattened and fused with the bases, so that the dorsal crest resembles a sail. The occipital crest is high and separated from the dorsal. The infraorbital ridges are poorly developed, without characteristic outgrowths.
The color is brown or dark olive. When excited, it becomes bright green; in males, the belly and throat sac are blue with red spots.
Prefers primary rainforests . Usually found on the branches of trees and shrubs along rivers and streams. Active during the day. The most aggressive of all gonocephalus to relatives and does not withstand the presence of individuals of its gender. It feeds on arthropods .
This is an egg-laying lizard. The female lays 2 to 6 eggs.
It lives in southern Thailand , on the Malacca Peninsula , on the islands of Kalimantan , Sumatra , and a number of small adjacent islands.
- ↑ Ananyeva N. B. , Borkin L. Ya. , Darevsky I.S. , Orlov N.L. The five-language dictionary of animal names. Amphibians and reptiles. Latin, Russian, English, German, French. / edited by Acad. V. E. Sokolova . - M .: Rus. Yaz., 1988 .-- S. 161. - 10,500 copies. - ISBN 5-200-00232-X .
- ↑ The Reptile Database: Gonocephalus grandis
- Gray, 1845: Catalog of the specimens of lizards in the collection of the British Museum , Trustees of die British Museum / Edward Newman, London: p.1-289.
- Taylor, EH (1963) The lizards of Thailand. , Kans. Univ. Sci. Bull., Lawrence 44: 687-1077.
- Sworder, HG (1933) Notes on some reptiles from the Malay Peninsula., Bull. Raffl. Mus. No. 8: 101-105
- Boulenger, GA (1885) Catalog of the Lizards in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. Geckonidae, Eublepharidae, Uroplatidae, Pygopodidae, Agamidae., London: 450 pp.
