Gonocephalus kuhlii explained

Gonocephalus kuhlii is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Indonesia.

Etymology

The specific name, kuhlii, is in honor of German ornithologist Heinrich Kuhl.^[1]

Geographic range

Within Indonesia, G. kuhlii is found on the islands Java and Sumatra.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. kuhlii is forest, at altitudes of .

Behavior

G. kuhlii is arboreal and diurnal.

Reproduction

G. kuhlii is oviparous. The usual clutch size is four eggs.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA (1885). Catalogue of the Lizards in the British Museum (Natural History). Second Edition. Volume I. ... Agamidæ. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 436 pp. + Plates I–XXXII. (Gonyocephalus kuhlii, new combination, p. 286).
• de Rooij N (1915). The Reptiles of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. I. Lacertilia, Chelonia, Emydosauria. Leiden: E.J. Brill. xiv + 384 pp. (Gonyocephalus kuhli, pp. 101–102).
• Manthey U, Denzer W (1993). "Die Echten Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Gonocephalus K (Sauria: Agamidae) VI. Die chamaeleontinus-Gruppe". Sauria 15 (2): 23–38. (in German, with an abstract in English).
• Schlegel H (1851). "Descriptions de plusieurs espèces nouvelles de genre Lophyrus". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 1: 4–6 + three unnumbered plates. (Lophyrus kuhlii, new species, p. 5 + plate [two]). (in French).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens B]