Gowidon is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae.[2] It is monotypic with a single recognised species, Gowidon longirostris, commonly known as the long-snouted lashtail[1] or long-nosed water dragon. It is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Australia, and in New Guinea.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphibolurinae |
| Genus: | Gowidon Wells & Wellington, 1983 |
| Species: | G. longirostris
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| Gowidon longirostris (Boulenger, 1883)
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Taxonomy
editIt was first described in 1883 by George Boulenger as Lophognathus longirostris,[3][4] and was transferred to the genus, Gowidon, in 2014 by Hal Cogger.[3][5] The taxonomic decision for synonymy is given by Cogger in 1983.[3][6]
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Gowidon.
- ^ a b Melville, J.; Wilson, S. & Oliver, P (2017). "Lophognathus longirostris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T22566261A22566273. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T22566261A22566273.en. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Gowidon longirostris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 10 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Gowidon longirostratus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ Boulenger, G.A. (1883). "Remarks on the lizards of the genus Lophognathus". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 5 (12): 225–226 [225].
- ^ Cogger, H.G. (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia (7 ed.). Collingwood: CSIRO publishing. pp. xxx+1033. [740].
- ^ Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [122]