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Hooktails
Paragomphus
Paragomphus is a genus of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. They are commonly known as Hooktails.
51 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 51 known species

Common Hooktail
speciesParagomphus genei

Lined Hooktail
speciesParagomphus lineatus

Rock Hooktail
speciesParagomphus cognatus

Flapper hooktail
speciesParagomphus sabicus

Tawny Hooktail
speciesParagomphus capricornis

Corkscrew Hooktail
speciesParagomphus elpidius

Great Hooktail
speciesParagomphus magnus

Paragomphus reinwardtii
speciesParagomphus reinwardtii

Sinai Hooktail
speciesParagomphus sinaiticus

Madagascar hooktail
speciesParagomphus madegassus

Paragomphus balneorum
speciesParagomphus balneorum

Sri Lanka Brook Hooktail
speciesParagomphus henryi

Paragomphus pumilio
speciesParagomphus pumilio

Alam's Hooktail
speciesParagomphus alami

Paragomphus capitatus
speciesParagomphus capitatus

Tiger Hooktail
speciesParagomphus serrulatus

Sri Lanka Lowland Hooktail
speciesParagomphus campestris

Malawi Hooktail
speciesParagomphus nyasicus

Paragomphus pardalinus
speciesParagomphus pardalinus

Paragomphus z-viridum
speciesParagomphus z-viridum

Paragomphus flavohamatus
speciesParagomphus flavohamatus

Spotted hooktail
speciesParagomphus fritillarius

Paragomphus tachyerges
speciesParagomphus tachyerges

Cataract Hooktail
speciesParagomphus cataractae

Highland Hooktail
speciesParagomphus alluaudi

Paragomphus viridior
speciesParagomphus viridior

Paragomphus nigroviridis
speciesParagomphus nigroviridis

Paragomphus matroka
speciesParagomphus matroka

Paragomphus echinoccipitalis
speciesParagomphus echinoccipitalis

Paragomphus kiautai
speciesParagomphus kiautai

Paragomphus lindgreni
speciesParagomphus lindgreni

Paragomphus machadoi
speciesParagomphus machadoi
Paragomphus tournieri
speciesParagomphus tournieri
Paragomphus zambeziensis
speciesParagomphus zambeziensis
Paragomphus abnormis
speciesParagomphus abnormis
Paragomphus acuminatus
speciesParagomphus acuminatus
Paragomphus aureatus
speciesParagomphus aureatus
Paragomphus crenigomphoides
speciesParagomphus crenigomphoides
Paragomphus frontalis
speciesParagomphus frontalis
Paragomphus hoffmanni
speciesParagomphus hoffmanni

Paragomphus lacustris
speciesParagomphus lacustris
Paragomphus risi
speciesParagomphus risi
Paragomphus cammaertsi
speciesParagomphus cammaertsi
Paragomphus clausnitzerorum
speciesParagomphus clausnitzerorum
Paragomphus darwalli
speciesParagomphus darwalli
Paragomphus dispar
speciesParagomphus dispar
Paragomphus lemperti
speciesParagomphus lemperti
Paragomphus aquila
speciesParagomphus aquila

Paragomphus obliteratus
speciesParagomphus obliteratus
Paragomphus sofiae
speciesParagomphus sofiae
Paragomphus maynei
speciesParagomphus maynei
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 90714.