Amphibolurinae
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.
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| Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphibolurinae Wagler, 1830 |
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Genera
Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae have evolved seth scales and usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:[1]
- Amphibolurus (lashtail dragons)
- Chelosania (ring-tailed dragon)
- Chlamydosaurus (frilled-neck lizard)
- Cryptagama (gravel dragon)
- Ctenophorus (comb-bearing dragons)
- Diporiphora (two-lined dragons)
- Gowidon (long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon)
- Hypsilurus (rainforest dragons)
- Intellagama (Australian water dragon)
- Lophognathus
- Lophosaurus (forest dragons)
- Moloch (thorny devil)
- Physignathus (Chinese water dragon)
- Pogona (bearded dragons)
- Rankinia (heath dragon)
- Tropicagama (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)
- Tympanocryptis (earless dragons)
Gallery
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Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata)_(8397088105).jpg.webp)
Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)_(8484538341).jpg.webp)
Boyd's forest dragon (Lophosaurus boydii)_male_(7783307218).jpg.webp)
Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
Frilled-neck lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
Northern water dragon (Tropicagama temporalis)
References
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- Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy
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