Hypsilurus godeffroyi explained

Hypsilurus godeffroyi, also known commonly as the angle-headed lizard, the northern forest dragon, and the Palau tree dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Palau and Papua New Guinea.

Etymology

The specific name, godeffroyi, is in honor of German amateur ornithologist Johann Cesar Godeffroy.^[1]

Behavior

H. godeffroyi is arboreal.

Reproduction

H. godeffroyi is oviparous.

Further reading

• Bauer AM, Watkins-Colwell GJ (2001). "On the origin of the types of Hypsilurus godeffroyi (Reptilia: Squamata: Agamidae) and early German contributions to the herpetology of Palau". Micronesica 34 (1): 73–84.
• Manthey U, Denzer W (2006). "A revision of the Melanesian-Australian angle head lizards of the genus Hypsilurus (Sauria: Agamidae: Amphibolurinae), with descriptions of four new species and one new subspecies". Hamadryad 30 (1–2): 1–40. (Hypsilurus godeffroyi, pp. 12–14, Figure 11; key to species of Hypsilurus, p. 31).
• Peters W (1867). "Über Flederthiere (Pteropus Gouldii, Rhinolophus Deckenii, Vespertilio lobipes, Vesperugo Temminckii) und Amphibien (Hypsilurus Godeffroyi, Lygosoma scutatum, Stenostoma narirostre, Onychocephalus unguirostris, Ahaetulla polypelis, Pseudechis scutellatus, Hoplobatrachus Reinhardtii, Hyla coriacea.)". Monatsberichte der Königlich-Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1867: 703–712. (Lophura godeffroyi, new species, pp. 707–708). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]