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Lophognathus temporalis
As recorded: Lophognathus temporalis (Günther, 1867)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Agamidae
- Collected by
- A Allison
- Collector number
- Collector Number: AA 1402
- Locality
- Port Moresby, Waigani area
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Coordinates
- -9.4125, 147.1771
- Identified by
- F Kraus, Feb 200911 Feb →Fred Kraus →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Lophognathus temporalis observed near this locality
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-04-20.

2026-04-20
Port Moresby National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) johnpaulhouston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-18
Nat'l Capital District, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) E_Ribak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-24
Pacific Adventist University - Farm, Papua New Guinea
(c) petersparks, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-12-03
National Capital District, Papua New Guinea
(c) Orion Lawrence, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2015-07-26
H5R7+2J9, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
(c) Alex Slavenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-10-04
Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
(c) alcedo77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lophognathus temporalis. BPBM 32018. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 1090257486. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/32018.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 1090257486 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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