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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: December 31st, 2022.


Taxonomy of the family Agamidae
Bibliography of the genus Gowidon
Biodiversity of the family Agamidae








Genus
Gowidon

Long-nosed Dragon

Spitzschnauzen-Peitschenschwanzagame

Spidssnudet Piskehaleagam

1984 Gowidon Wells & Wellington (type species: Lophognathus longirostris Boulenger 1883)
Contents: 1 species, which is endemic.
Endemism: 0% 100%
Remarks: Previously regarded variously as a valid genus (e.g., Wells & Wellington 1984) or as a synonym of Amphibolurus (e.g., Wilson & Swan 2010). Validity confirmed by Melville, Ritchie, Chapple, Glor & Schulte (2018).
Distribution: As for the single species.

Gowidon longirostris

Long-nosed Dragon, Long-nosed Water Dragon, Long-snouted Water Dragon

Spitzschnauzen-Peitschenschwanzagame

Spidssnudet Piskehaleagam

1883 Lophognathus longirostris Boulenger
Physignathus longirostris Boulenger 1885
Gemmatophora longirostris Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1983
Gowidon longirostris Wells & Wellington 1984
Amphibolurus longirostris Greer 1990
1909 Physignathus eraduensis Werner (Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983)
1924 Physignathus longirostris quattuorfasciatus Sternfeld
Gowidon quattuorfasciatus Wells & Wellington 1984

Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia).

Gowidon longirostris
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