- Animals
- ›Chordates
- ›Vertebrates
- ›Reptiles
- ›Snakes and Lizards
- ›Lizards
- ›Iguanas and Allies
- ›Dragons and Chameleons
- ›Dragons
- ›Bearded Dragons, Water Dragons, and Allies
- ›Hypsilurus
Northern Forest Dragon
Hypsilurus godeffroyi
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.
From the article Hypsilurus godeffroyi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
In human culture
The specific name, godeffroyi, is in honor of German amateur ornithologist Johann Cesar Godeffroy.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
—
geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Hypsilurus godeffroyi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 31613.