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Hypsilurus godeffroyi  (W. C. H. Peters, 1867)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 683055

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): Northern Forest Dragon [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderIguania  – iguanes, Iguanas  
                               FamilyAgamidae  – Old World Arboreal Lizards, Agamid Lizards  
                                  SubfamilyAmphibolurinae   
                                     GenusHypsilurus W. C. H. Peters, 1867 – Angle-headed Forest Dragons, Angle-headed Forest Dragon  
                                        SpeciesHypsilurus godeffroyi (W. C. H. Peters, 1867) – Northern Forest Dragon  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Roy W. McDiarmid  
  Notes: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center   
  Reference for: Hypsilurus godeffroyi    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2017), website (version 24-Dec-16)  
  Acquired: 2017   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Hypsilurus godeffroyi, Northern Forest Dragon [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Oceania  
    Australia  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Central Pacific Territories, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: Hypsilurus godeffroyi is considered native within the Central Pacific Territories (Palau) as this was given as the type locality in the original description; however, this location is possibly an error as the species has not been observed there since it was described  
 

 

    

 
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