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Lophosaurus dilophus
Indonesian Forest Dragon
As recorded: Hypsilurus dilophus (Duméril & Bibron, 1837)
Animalia › Chordata › Squamata › Agamidae
- Collected by
- A B Mirza
- Collector number
- Collector Number: --
- Locality
- Sitium Village, Bupu River, 12 mi NE of Lae
- Region
- Papua New Guinea
- Identified by
- F Kraus, Jun 20032 Jun →Fred Kraus →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lophosaurus dilophus observed alive
Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 65 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Papua, ID
(c) Javier Sequeira, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) lennartv, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Wailebet, Selat Sagawin, Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-03
Raja Ampat Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) rajaampatherping, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-25
Sorong Regency, Southwest Papua, Indonesia
(c) Morgan Wayne Luther Sawaki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Lophosaurus dilophus. BPBM 5501. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 93385431. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/herp/5501.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 93385431 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Type status not recognized
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