Amphibolurinae
The Amphibolurinae are a subfamily of reptiles (more specifically, 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) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphibolurinae |
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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)
- Caimanops (mulga dragon) (sometimes placed in Diporiphora)
- 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) (formerly placed in Physignathus)
- Lophognathus (sometimes placed in Amphibolurus)
- Lophosaurus (forest dragons)
- Moloch (thorny devil)
- Physignathus (Chinese water dragon)
- Pogona (bearded dragons)
- Rankinia (heath dragons)
- Tropicagama (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)
- Tympanocryptis (earless dragons)
Gallery
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Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata)_(8397088105).jpg)
Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)
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Boyd's forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii)_male_(7783307218).jpg)
Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
Frilled-neck lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)
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References
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- Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy
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