Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates 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 Lophognathus Biodiversity of the family Agamidae Genus Lophognathus Northern Lashtail Dragons, (Lashtail Water Dragons) Nördliche Peitschenschwanzagamen Nordlige Piskehaleagamer 1842 Lophognathus Gray (type species: Lophognathus gilberti Gray 1842) 1867 Redtenbacheria Steindachner [not Redtenbacheria Schiner 1861 (Insecta)] (type species: Redtenbacheria fasciata Steindachner 1867; syn. Melville, Ritchie, Chapple, Glor & Schulte 2018) Contents: 2 species, both of which are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: Previously regarded either as a valid genus (e.g., Cogger 1996, 2014; Melville, Ritchie, Chapple, Glor & Schulte 2011) or as a synonym of Amphibolurus (e.g., Wells & Wellington 1984; Greer 1989; Swan, Shea & Sadlier 2004; Wilson 2005; Swanson 2007; Wilson & Swan 2010). Validity confirmed by Melville, Ritchie, Chapple, Glor & Schulte (2018). Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia). Lophognathus gilberti Top End Lashtail Dragon, Ta-ta Lizard, Bye-bye Lizard, (Gilbert's Lashtail Dragon, Gilbert's Dragon) Top-End-Peitschenschwanzagame Top End-piskehaleagam 1842 Lophognathus gilberti Gray Physignathus gilberti Boulenger 1885 Gemmatophora gilberti Storr, Smith & Johnstone 1983 Amphibolurus gilberti Wells & Wellington 1984 1867 Redtenbacheria fasciata Steindachner (Loveridge 1934; Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) 1926 Physignathus incognitus Ahl (Loveridge 1934; Cogger, Cameron & Cogger 1983) Remarks: Previously included Amphibolurus burnsi and A. centralis. Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia). Lophognathus gilberti © Rune Midtgaard Lophognathus horneri Earspot Lashtail Dragon Ohrenfleck-Peitschenschwanzagame Pletøret Piskehaleagam 2018 Lophognathus horneri Melville, Ritchie, Chapple, Glor & Schulte Distribution: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia).