Doria's Angle-headed Dragon

Gonocephalus doriae

Doria's angle-headed lizard is an arboreal agamid lizard found only on the island of Borneo.
DORIA'S ANGLED HEADED LIZARD ( Gonocephalus DORIAE | Peters,1871) Gonocephalus doriae is a species of arboreal lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to the island of Borneo. Borneo jungle dragon,Doria's Angle-headed Dragon,Geotagged,Gonocephalus doriae,Indonesia,Malaysia,Summer

Appearance

Usually green on top with dark and light flecks and an indistinct wavy grey pattern, and sometimes with large orange patches. The dewlap/gular pouch is yellow with greyish-blue stripes. There is typically a series of transverse bars on the lower flanks and the ventral surface is lighter. There is a pronounced dorsal crest that is as high as the nuchal crest. Grows to an average snout-vent length of around 165 millimetres.
A very poorly camouflaged Doria's Angle-headed Dragon Most of these lizards are bright green, where they at least have a chance of blending in with the rainforest foliage. But they occasionally change to partly orange or bright orange like this one. The color made this stand out like a beacon when I was looking for animals at night. Dorias angle-headed lizard,Geotagged,Gonocephalus doriae,Malaysia,Winter

Naming

The species is named for Marquis Giacomo Doria , an Italian naturalist, botanist, herpetologist and politician, founder of the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Genoa and its director from then until his death.

Distribution

Doria's angle-headed lizard is found only in the lowland and hill rainforests of Indonesian and Malaysian Borneo.

Behavior

The species is diurnal and is typically found perched on the side of a tree or sapling. At night, juveniles and young adults can be found sleeping on the tops of branches with their head pointed back towards the trunk. When threatened, it will often open its mouth, but is generally disinclined to bite.

Reproduction

Oviparous. Little is known about clutch sizes.

Food

Not recorded, but likely to be primarily arthropods.

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Status: Not evaluated
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassReptilia
OrderSquamata
FamilyAgamidae
GenusGonocephalus
SpeciesG. doriae
Photographed in
Malaysia