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The '''Amphibolurinae''' are a [[subfamily]] of [[reptiles]] (more specifically, [[lizard]]s) 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]].
The '''Amphibolurinae''' are a [[subfamily]] of [[lizard]]s 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==
==Genera==
Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae have evolved seth scales and usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:<ref>[https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/145349 Amphibolurinae], UniProt Taxonomy</ref>
Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:<ref>[https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/145349 Amphibolurinae], UniProt Taxonomy</ref>
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* ''[[Amphibolurus]]'' (lashtail dragons)
!Genus
* ''[[Chelosania]]'' (ring-tailed dragon)
!Species
* ''[[Chlamydosaurus]]'' (frilled-neck lizard)
!Example
* ''[[Cryptagama]]'' (gravel dragon)
|-
* ''[[Ctenophorus]]'' (comb-bearing dragons)
* ''[[Diporiphora]]'' (two-lined dragons)
|''[[Amphibolurus]]''
(lashtail dragons)
* ''[[Gowidon]]'' (long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon)
|4
* ''[[Hypsilurus]]'' (rainforest dragons)
|[[File:Tree Dragon444 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
* ''[[Australian water dragon|Intellagama]]'' (Australian water dragon)
[[Jacky dragon|Jacky dragon (''A. muricatus'')]]
* ''[[Lophognathus]]''
|-
* ''[[Lophosaurus]]'' (forest dragons)
|''[[Chelosania]]''
* ''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]'' (thorny devil)
(ring-tailed dragon)
* ''[[Pogona]]'' (bearded dragons)
|1
* ''[[Rankinia]]'' (heath dragon)
|
* ''[[Tropicagama]]'' (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)
|-
* ''[[Tympanocryptis]]'' (earless dragons)
|''[[Chlamydosaurus]]''

(frilled-neck lizard)
==Gallery==
|1
<gallery>
|[[File:Frilled dragon with frill extended close up - DPLA - d6e3c74db204607072354d5bf185b8c9 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
File:Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) (8237077424).jpg|Eastern bearded dragon (''[[Pogona barbata]]'')
[[Frilled lizard|Frilled dragon (''C. kingii'')]]
File:Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) (8397088105).jpg|Jacky dragon (''[[Amphibolurus muricatus]]'')
|-
File:Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii, Eastern Water Dragon, Manly, Australia.jpg|Eastern water dragon (''[[Intellagama lesueurii]]'')
|''[[Cryptagama]]''
File:Boyds Forest Dragon (Hypsilurus boydii) (8484538341).jpg|Boyd's forest dragon (''[[Lophosaurus boydii]]'')
(gravel dragon)
File:Green Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) male (7783307218).jpg|Chinese water dragon (''[[Physignathus cocincinus]]'')
|1
File:Chlamydosaurus kingii.jpg|Frilled-neck lizard (''[[Chlamydosaurus kingii]]'')
|
File:Tropicagama temporalis.jpg|Northern water dragon (''[[Tropicagama|Tropicagama temporalis]]'')
|-
</gallery>
|''[[Ctenophorus]]''
(comb-bearing dragons)
|34
|[[File:Crested -Bicycle- Dragon 2 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Ctenophorus cristatus|Crested bicycle dragon (''C. cristatus'')]]
|-
|''[[Diporiphora]]''
(two-lined dragons)
|28
|[[File:Diporiphora australis 53944333 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Diporiphora australis|Tommy roundhead (''D. australis'')]]
|-
|''[[Gowidon]]''
(long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon)
|1
|[[File:Gowidon longirostris (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Gowidon|Long-snouted lashtail (''G. longirostris'')]]
|-
|''[[Hypsilurus]]''
(rainforest dragons)
|18
|[[File:Hypsilurus auritus "Indonésie" 1 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
''[[Hypsilurus auritus|H. auritus]]''
|-
|''[[Australian water dragon|Intellagama]]''
(Australian water dragon)
|1
|[[File:Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii , Eastern Water Dragon, Brisbane (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Australian water dragon|Australian water dragon (''I. lesueurii'')]]
|-
|''[[Lophognathus]]''
|2
|[[File:Lophognathus gilberti (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Lophognathus gilberti|Gilbert's lashtail (''L. gilberti'')]]
|-
|''[[Lophosaurus]]''
(forest dragons)
|3
|[[File:Boyd's Forest Dragon - (Hypsilurus boydii) 2 (cropped) (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Boyd's forest dragon|Boyd's forest dragon (''L. boydii'')]]
|-
|''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]''
(thorny devil)
|1
|[[File:Moloch horridus 77894454 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Thorny devil|Thorny devil (''M. horridus'')]]
|-
|''[[Physignathus]]''
(Chinese water dragon)
|1
|[[File:Chinese Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) - Khao Yai National Park - 3 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Chinese water dragon|Chinese water dragon (''P. cocincinus'')]]
|-
|''[[Pogona]]''
(bearded dragons)
|6
|[[File:Beardy - Christopher Watson.jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Central bearded dragon|Central bearded dragon (''P. vitticeps'')]]
|-
|''[[Rankinia]]''
(heath dragon)
|1
|[[File:Mountain dragon on hand (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Rankinia|Mountain heath dragon (''R. diemensis'')]]
|-
|''[[Tropicagama]]''
(swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)
|1
|[[File:Tropicagama temporalis 57210499 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Tropicagama|Swamplands lashtail (''T. temporalis'')]]
|-
|''[[Tympanocryptis]]''
(earless dragons)
|23
|[[File:Tympanocryptis tetraporophora004 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
[[Tympanocryptis tetraporophora|Eyrean earless dragon (''T. tetraporophora'')]]
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 03:34, 6 June 2024

Amphibolurinae
Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Iguania
Family: Agamidae
Subfamily: Amphibolurinae
Wagler, 1830
Genera

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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

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Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:[1]

Genus Species Example
Amphibolurus

(lashtail dragons)

4

Jacky dragon (A. muricatus)

Chelosania

(ring-tailed dragon)

1
Chlamydosaurus

(frilled-neck lizard)

1

Frilled dragon (C. kingii)

Cryptagama

(gravel dragon)

1
Ctenophorus

(comb-bearing dragons)

34

Crested bicycle dragon (C. cristatus)

Diporiphora

(two-lined dragons)

28

Tommy roundhead (D. australis)

Gowidon

(long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon)

1

Long-snouted lashtail (G. longirostris)

Hypsilurus

(rainforest dragons)

18

H. auritus

Intellagama

(Australian water dragon)

1

Australian water dragon (I. lesueurii)

Lophognathus 2

Gilbert's lashtail (L. gilberti)

Lophosaurus

(forest dragons)

3

Boyd's forest dragon (L. boydii)

Moloch

(thorny devil)

1

Thorny devil (M. horridus)

Physignathus

(Chinese water dragon)

1

Chinese water dragon (P. cocincinus)

Pogona

(bearded dragons)

6

Central bearded dragon (P. vitticeps)

Rankinia

(heath dragon)

1

Mountain heath dragon (R. diemensis)

Tropicagama

(swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)

1

Swamplands lashtail (T. temporalis)

Tympanocryptis

(earless dragons)

23

Eyrean earless dragon (T. tetraporophora)

References

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  1. ^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy