Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
April 5th, 2026.
 
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Genus
Coryphophylax
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Bay Islands Forest Agamas, Bay Islands Forest Lizards
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Andamanische Winkelkopfagamen
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Andamanske Skovagamer
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1867 |  |
Coryphophylax Steindachner (type species: Coryphophylax maximiliani Steindachner 1867) |
Contents:
4 species, all of which are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
Previously included in the genus Gonocephalus (e.g., Wermuth 1967).
Distribution:
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands
[Andaman Islands,
Nicobar Islands]).
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Coryphophylax brevicauda
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Short-tailed Bay Islands Forest Agama, Short-tailed Bay Islands Forest Lizard
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Kurzschwanz-Winkelkopfagame
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Korthalet Skovagam
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Coryphophylax brevicaudus Harikrishnan, Vasudevan, Chandramouli, Choudhury, Dutta & Das |
Remarks:
Although the grammatical gender of Coryphophylax is masculine, the ending of the specific epithet, brevicauda, should not be changed to "-us",
since it is a noun in aposition, not an adjective (see Böhme & Denzer 2019).
Distribution:
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
Andaman Islands).
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Coryphophylax krishnani
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Car Nicobar Forest Agama
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Car-Nicobar-Winkelkopfagame
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Car Nicobar-skovagam
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2026 | |
Coryphophylax krishnani Chandramouli |
Distribution:
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
Nicobar Islands:
Car Nicobar).
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Coryphophylax maximiliani
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Southern Long-tailed Forest Agama
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Südliche Langschwanz-Winkelkopfagame
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Sydlig Langhalet Skovagam
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Coryphophylax maximiliani Fitzinger in Steindachner |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of subcristatus (e.g., Boulenger 1885; Smith 1935).
Revalidated as a separate species by Mirza, Pal, Thackeray, Patel & Bauer (2025).
Distribution:
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
Nicobar Islands).
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Coryphophylax subcristatus
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Northern Long-tailed Forest Agama, (Bay Islands Forest Agama)
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Nördliche Langschwanz-Winkelkopfagame
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Nordlig Langhalet Skovagam
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Tiaris subcristata Blyth "1860" |
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Gonyocephalus subcristatus Boulenger 1885 |
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Coryphophylax subcristatus Welch, Cooke & Wright 1990 |
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1869 | |
Coryphophylax maximiliani Fitzinger in Steindachner (Boulenger 1885) |
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1873 | |
Tiaris humei Stoliczka (Smith 1935) |
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1885 | |
Gonyocephalus humii Boulenger [substitute name for Tiaris humei Stoliczka 1873] |
Remarks:
Previously included maximiliani.
Records from the Nicobar Islands refer to maximiliani (Mirza, Pal, Thackeray, Patel & Bauer 2025).
Sarker & Sarker's (1985) record from Bangladesh is regarded as erroneous.
Distribution:
India
(Andaman & Nicobar Islands:
Andaman Islands).
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