NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Borneo Forest Dragon
Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1851)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gonocephalus bornensis, the Borneo anglehead lizard or Borneo forest dragon, is an agamid lizard endemic to Borneo in Indonesia and Malaysia, and known from Sabah, Kinabalu, Brunei, Sarawak and Kalimantan.
Wikipedia contributors, Gonocephalus bornensis; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:55:43.108062+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1851)
- Name authority
- (Schlegel, 1851)
- Common name
- Borneo Forest Dragon
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Agamidae
- Genus
- Gonocephalus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderIguania
- familyAgamidae
- subfamilyDraconinae
- genusGonocephalus
- speciesGonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1851)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gonocephalus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Sumatra Forest DragonGonocephalus beyschlagi Boettger, 1892 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Abbott’s Anglehead Lizard [abbotti]Gonocephalus doriae Peters, 1871 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Kloss' Forest DragonGonocephalus klossi Boulenger, 1920 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Blue-eyed Anglehead LizardGonocephalus liogaster (Günther, 1872) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gonocephalus mjobergi Smith, 1925 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Mindoro Forest DragonGonocephalus semperi (Peters, 1867) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bell's Anglehead LizardGonocephalus bellii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Chameleon Anglehead LizardGonocephalus chamaeleontinus (Laurenti, 1768) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant Forest DragonGonocephalus grandis (Gray, 1845) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Boulenger's Forest DragonGonocephalus interruptus Boulenger, 1885 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gonocephalus kuhlii (Schlegel, 1851) | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Manthey's Forest DragonGonocephalus lacunosus Manthey & Denzer, 1991 | AgamidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Lophyrus bornensis Schlegel, 1851 Schlegel, 1851 | ambiguous synonym |
| Gonocephalus denzeri Manthey, 1991 Manthey, 1991 | synonym |
| Tiaris miotympanum Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Gonocephalus&species=bornensis Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3GY6F. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.