Amphibolurinae
Appearance
Amphibolurinae | |
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Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Iguania |
Family: | Agamidae |
Subfamily: | Amphibolurinae Wagler, 1830 |
Genera | |
See text |
The Amphibolurinae are a subfamily of lizards in the family Agamidae. Members of this subfamily are found in Australia and New Guinea, although one species, the Chinese water dragon, is found in Southeast Asia.
Genera
[edit]Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:[1]
Genus | Species | Example |
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Amphibolurus
(lashtail dragons) |
4 | |
Chelosania
(ring-tailed dragon) |
1 | |
Chlamydosaurus
(frilled-neck lizard) |
1 | |
Cryptagama
(gravel dragon) |
1 | |
Ctenophorus
(comb-bearing dragons) |
34 | |
Diporiphora
(two-lined dragons) |
28 | |
Gowidon
(long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon) |
1 | |
Hypsilurus
(rainforest dragons) |
18 | |
Intellagama
(Australian water dragon) |
1 | |
Lophognathus | 2 | |
Lophosaurus
(forest dragons) |
3 | |
Moloch
(thorny devil) |
1 | |
Physignathus
(Chinese water dragon) |
1 | |
Pogona
(bearded dragons) |
6 | |
Rankinia
(heath dragon) |
1 | |
Tropicagama
(swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon) |
1 | |
Tympanocryptis
(earless dragons) |
23 |
References
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- ^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy