Lophognathus gilberti

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	REPTILIA	SQUAMATA	AGAMIDAE

Scientific Name:

Lophognathus gilberti

Species Authority:

Gray, 1842

Common Name/s:

English

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Gilbert's Dragon, Gilbert's Lashtail

Synonym/s:

Amphibolurus gilberti (Gray, 1842)

Gemmatophora gilberti (Gray, 1842)

Grammatophora temporalis Günther, 1867 [pro parte]

Physignathus gilberti (Gray, 1842)

Physignathus incognitus Ahl, 1926

Redtenbacheria fasciata Steindachner, 1867

Taxonomic Notes:

This species is treated by some authors under the genus Amphibolurus, but we follow the TIGR Reptile Database here in keeping it under Lophognathus.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Doughty, P.
Reviewer/s:	Böhm, M., Collen, B. & Ram, M. (Sampled Red List Index Coordinating Team)
Contributor/s:	De Silva, R., Milligan, H.T., Wearn, O.R., Wren, S., Zamin, T., Sears, J., Wilson, P., Lewis, S., Lintott, P. & Powney, G.
Justification: Lophognathus gilberti has been assessed as Least Concern due to its widespread distribution and abundance. At present, there are no known threats acting on population numbers of this species. No further research on this species is required at this time.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This Australian species ranges from the Northern Territory to west and central Queensland (Cogger 2000).
Countries:	Native: Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland)
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is reported to be abundant in northwestern Australia (Thompson and Thompson 2001).
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is aboreal. It is seldom observed more than five metres from a tree or vegetation and appears to be particularly abundant near permanent waterways (Thompson and Thompson 2001). It occurs in a range of habitats including coastal sand dunes, grassland and savanna, shrubland, and even swamp and mangrove areas.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	It is unlikely that any major threats are impacting this species.

Major Threat(s):

It is unlikely that any major threats are impacting this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species at the present time, although parts of its distribution range coincide with protected areas.

Conservation Actions:

There are no direct conservation measures in place for this species at the present time, although parts of its distribution range coincide with protected areas.

Citation:	Doughty, P. 2010. Lophognathus gilberti. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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