:Gonocephalus ''is also a synonym of the catfish genus''

Clarotes ''Clarotes'' is a genus of claroteid catfishes native to East Africa. Species There are currently two extant species and one fossil A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living t ...

. ''Gonocephalus'' is a

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agamid Agamidae is a family containing 582 species in 64 genera of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few locations in Southern Europe. Many species are commonly called dragons or dragon lizards. Overview Phylogenetically, ...

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Taxonomy

Species from

Melanesia Melanesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. The region includes the four independent countries of Fiji, Vanu ...

and

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which were formerly included in ''Gonocephalus'' are now placed in the genus ''

Hypsilurus ''Hypsilurus'' is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Melanesia. Species , ''Hypsilurus'' contains the following 18 species: *'' Hypsilurus auritus'' *'' Hypsilurus binotatus'' – two-marked forest dra ...

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Species

, ''Gonocephalus'' contains the following 17 species: ''

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'': A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Gonocephalus''.

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