Gonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845)

Chan, Kin Onn, Muin, Mohd Abdul, Anuar, Shahrul, Andam, Joel, Razak, Norazlinda & Aziz, Mohd Azizol, 2019, First checklist on the amphibians and reptiles of Mount Korbu, the second highest peak in Peninsular Malaysia, Check List 15 (6), pp. 1055-1069 : 1064

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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/15.6.1055

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scientific name

Gonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845)
status

 

Gonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845)

Materials examined. Seroja Camp (04°39.415′N, 101° 16.333′E), 2–4 July 2019 (GKR010–011, HC1027).

Identification. No spines above eye; tympanum distinct, not covered with scales; in mature males, enlarged, dis- continuous, vertebral crest along nape and body; body coloration green, flanks bluish with yellow spots; dor- sal surfaces of limbs and tail with dark crossbars; in females and juveniles, body coloration light brown with dark, broad postorbital stripe extending dorsally to nape, forming a V-shaped collar; irregular dark brown patches on back; flanks creamish with faint yellow spots; dor- sal surfaces of limbs and tail with dark crossbars. These characters are in agreement with Grismer (2011).

Remarks. Adults and juveniles were found sleeping on leaves and branches at last 3 m above ground along or adjacent to streams.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Agamidae

Genus

Gonocephalus

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