Malayodracon is a genus of lizard within the family Agamidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species Malayodracon robinsonii.[2] The species, also known commonly as Robinson's anglehead lizard and Robinson's forest dragon, is endemic to Southeast Asia. No subspecies are recognized as being valid.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Genus: | Malayodracon Denzer, Manthey, Mahlow & Böhme, 2015 |
| Species: | M. robinsonii
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| Binomial name | |
| Malayodracon robinsonii (Boulenger, 1908)
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Etymology edit
The specific name, robinsonii, is in honor of British ornithologist Herbert Christopher Robinson.[3]
Geographic range edit
M. robinsonii is found in West Malaysia.[2]
Habitat edit
The preferred habitat of M. robinsonii is forest, at altitudes of 600–1,600 m (2,000–5,200 ft).[1]
Reproduction edit
References edit
- ^ a b Grismer L, Quah E (2018). "Malayodracon robinsonii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T99931505A99931522. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T99931505A99931522.en. Downloaded 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d Malayodracon robinsonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 5 December 2016.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Gonocephalus robinsonii, p. 223).
Further reading edit
- Boulenger GA (1908). "Report on the Gunong Tahan Expedition, May–September, 1905. III. Fishes, Batrachians and Reptiles". Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 3: 61-69 + Plates IV-V. (Gonyocephalus robinsonii, new species, pp. 65–66 + Plate V).
- Denzer, Wolfgang; Manthey, Ulrich; Mahlow, Kristin; Böhme, Wolfgang (2015). "The systematic status of Gonocephalus robinsonii Boulenger, 1908 (Squamata: Agamidae: Draconinae)". Zootaxa 4039 (1): 129–144. (Malayodracon, new genus; M. robinsonii, new combination).
- Manthey, Ulrich; Denzer, Wolfgang (1992). "Die Echten Winkelkopfagamen der Gattung Gonocephalus Kaup (Sauria: Agamidae). IV. Gonocephalus mjoebergi Smith, 1925 und Gonocephalus robinsonii Boulenger, 1908 ". Sauria 14 (1): 15–19. (in German).
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