---
title: "Southern Angle-Headed Dragon"
description: "Lophosaurus spinipes — Répteis. The southern angle-headed dragon or southern forest dragon (Lophosaurus spinipes) is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-angle-headed-dragon
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Angle-Headed Dragon

> Lophosaurus spinipes — Répteis. The southern angle-headed dragon or southern forest dragon (Lophosaurus spinipes) is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Australia.

- Scientific name: *Lophosaurus spinipes*
- Category: `reptiles` (Répteis)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 629
- Wikidata: [Q60532350](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q60532350)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539913](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539913)

## Names

- en: Southern Angle-Headed Dragon

## Countries with the most observations

AU (605)

## Summary

The southern angle-headed dragon or southern forest dragon (Lophosaurus spinipes) is a species of agamid lizard endemic to Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophosaurus_spinipes

## Photo

![Southern Angle-Headed Dragon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-angle-headed-dragon/medium.jpg)

Photo: Max Tibby · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340748931

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-angle-headed-dragon?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).