Gowidon

Gowidon is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae.^[2] It is monotypic with a single recognised species, Gowidon longirostris, commonly known as the long-snouted lashtail^[1] or long-nosed water dragon. It is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Australia, and in New Guinea.

Gowidon
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Amphibolurinae
Genus:	Gowidon Wells & Wellington, 1983
Species:	G. longirostris
Binomial name
Gowidon longirostris (Boulenger, 1883)
Synonyms
Lophognathus longirostris Physignathus longirostris Physignathus eraduensis Gowidon quattuorfasciatus Amphibolurus longirostris

Taxonomy

It was first described in 1883 by George Boulenger as Lophognathus longirostris,^[3][4] and was transferred to the genus, Gowidon, in 2014 by Hal Cogger.^[3][5] The taxonomic decision for synonymy is given by Cogger in 1983.^[3][6]