Gonocephalus liogaster
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Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard
Also known as:
Tropical Forest Dragon, Orange-ringed Anglehead Lizard, Crested Forest Lizard, Comb-crested Agamid
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/17013069PD_agamid.jpg)
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/17013071PD_agamid.jpg)
It seems like every time you turn around in Malaysia you run into another fantastic arboreal lizard. Some have crazy scale patterns. Some come in neon-bright colors. Some have incredibly long tails and garish eye makeup. Some are just crazy overall. This species settled for a crazy crest and the world's bluest eyes.
My Travelogues and Trip Lists page includes a complete list of the herps I saw in the wild on this trip to Malaysia, as well as a travelogue of the trip.
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/17013073PD_agamid.jpg)
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/17013080PD_agamid.jpg)
Only the adult males have the blue eyes though. Little ones (as here) and females are still fine-looking lizards, but not quite so exciting.
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/17013111PD_agamid.jpg)
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/17013145PD_agamid.jpg)
Little ones are very similar to little Gonocephalus borneensis, but some details of the scales on the face distinguish them.
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/180218084PD.jpg)
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/180218085PD.jpg)
One of my two most common sayings about lizards is "any day with a horned lizard is a good day". The other is "any place with lizards in the trees is a good place". Borneo is definitely a good place.
![Blue-eyed Angle-headed Lizard (Gonocephalus liogaster)](../images/herps/standard/18022060PD.jpg)
This must be a subadult male whose eyes have started transforming into the brilliant blue of a fully grown male.
Online references:
- Gonocephalus liogaster account on The Reptile Database
Printed references:
- Das, I. 2004. Lizards of Borneo
- Grismer, L. L. 2011. Lizards of Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and their Adjacent Archipelagos
- Manthey, U. 2010. Agamid Lizards of Southern Asia: Draconinae 2