Wildlifeof Sumatra
Lacunosus Forest Dragon
Dragons & Agamas
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Gonocephalus lacunosus
Basic stats
Habitat
Stream next to a waterfall at about 1,200m
Range
Endemic to North Sumatra
Manthey's forest dragon is a rare agamid lizard known from a stream beside the Sikulikap Waterfall near Berastagi in North Sumatra, at about 1,200 m. It lays eggs. The name comes from the Latin for full of holes, after the gaps between the scales of the dorsal crest (Reptile Database, general species account).
Quick answers
- What habitat does the Lacunosus Forest Dragon live in?
- Stream next to a waterfall at about 1,200m
- Where is the Lacunosus Forest Dragon found?
- Endemic to North Sumatra