NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Bell's Anglehead Lizard
Gonocephalus bellii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
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.
Gonocephalus bellii. Taman Negara NP, Pahang, MALAYSIA
Bernard DUPONT · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Image sourceProvider-generated thumbnail requested at 800 pixels; no local editing Local WebP display rendition; resized without cropping.
Open encyclopedia reference
Gonocephalus bellii, commonly known as Bell's anglehead lizard or Bell's forest dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is native to Southeast Asia and Oceania.
Wikipedia contributors, Gonocephalus bellii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T10:26:15.072614+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Gonocephalus bellii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
- Name authority
- (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
- Common name
- Bell's Anglehead Lizard
- 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 bellii (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
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 |
| Borneo Forest DragonGonocephalus bornensis (Schlegel, 1851) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Lophyrus bellii Duméril & Bibron, 1837 Duméril & Bibron, 1837 | 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=bellii 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.
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:6KQMJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.