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Gonocephalus grandis (GRAY, 1845)

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Higher TaxaAgamidae (Draconinae), Sauria, Iguania, Squamata (lizards)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Giant Forest Dragon, Great Anglehead Lizard
G: Grosse Winkelkopfagame 
SynonymDilophyrus grandis GRAY 1845: 239
Dilophyrus grandis — THEOBALD 1868: 33
Dilophyrus grandis — FISCHER 1885: 3
Dilophyrus grandis — MÜLLER 1880
Gonyocephalus grandis — BOULENGER 1885: 298
Gonyocephalus grandis — DE ROOIJ 1915: 109
Gonocephalus grandis — SMITH 1930: 24
Gonycephalus [sic] grandis —SWORDER 1933
Goniocephalus grandis — TAYLOR 1963: 879
Goniocephalus grandis — HENDRICKSON 1966: 61
Gonocephalus grandis — KAHL et al. 1980: 161
Gonocephalus grandis — MANTHEY & GROSSMANN 1997: 183
Gonocephalus grandis — COX et al. 1998: 94
Gonocephalus grandis — MANTHEY & SCHUSTER 1999: 61
Gonocephalus grandis — MALKMUS et al. 2002: 244
Gonocephalus grandis — TEYNIÉ et al. 2010
Gonocephalus grandis — GRISMER & QUAH 2019 
DistributionS Thailand, Vietnam, West Malaysia, Pulau Tioman, Pulau Pinang, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Nias, Mentawei I, Nako, Sipora)

Type locality: Rangoon (= Yangon, Myanmar)  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesSyntypes: BMNH (NHMUK) 1946.8.14.83, male; 1946.9.4.26, male 
Diagnosis 
CommentCan change color from brilliant green to almost black in minutes. 
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