Gowidon is a genus of arboreal lizards in the family Agamidae. It is monotypic with a single recognised species, Gowidon longirostris, commonly known as the long-snouted lashtail or long-nosed water dragon. It is found in Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Australia, and in New Guinea. Taxonomy It was first described in 1883 by George Boulenger as Lophognathus longirostris, and was transferred to the genus, Gowidon, in 2014 by Hal Cogger. The taxonomic decision for synonymy is given by Cogger in 1983. References Lizard genera Agamid lizards of Australia Agamid lizards of New Guinea Taxa named by Richard Walter Wells Taxa named by Cliff Ross Wellington Taxa named by George Albert Boulenger Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN Monotypic lizard genera