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Amphibolurinae
	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
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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

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

^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy

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[1] Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy

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+{{Short description|Subfamily of lizards}}
 {{Automatic Taxobox
-| name = Amphibolurinae
+| name              = Amphibolurinae
-| image = Thorny Devil, Alice Springs.JPG
+| image             = Thorny Devil, Alice Springs.JPG
-| image_caption = Thorny devil (''[[Moloch horridus]]'')
+| image_caption     = Thorny devil (''[[Moloch horridus]]'')
-| taxon = Amphibolurinae
+| taxon             = Amphibolurinae
 | subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]]
-| subdivision = See text
+| subdivision       = See text
+| authority = [[Johann Georg Wagler|Wagler]], 1830
 }}
-[[File:Eastern Bearded Dragon (Pogona barbata) (8237077424).jpg|thumb|Eastern bearded dragon (''[[Pogona barbata]]'')]]
-[[File:Jacky Dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) (8397088105).jpg|thumb|Jacky dragon (''[[Amphibolurus muricatus]]'')]]
-[[File:Intellagama lesueurii lesueurii, Eastern Water Dragon, Manly, Australia.jpg|thumb|Eastern water dragon (''[[Intellagama lesueurii]]'')]]
-[[File:Boyds Forest Dragon (Hypsilurus boydii) (8484538341).jpg|thumb|Boyd's forest dragon (''[[Hypsilurus boydii]]'')]]
-[[File:Green Water Dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) male (7783307218).jpg|thumb|Chinese water dragon (''[[Physignathus cocincinus]]'')]]
-[[File:Chlamydosaurus kingii.jpg|thumb|Frilled-neck lizard (''[[Chlamydosaurus kingii]]'')]]
-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 within the subfamily Amphibolurinae usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:<ref>[https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/145349 Amphibolurinae], UniProt Taxonomy</ref>
+{| class="wikitable sortable"
-Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae have evolved sharp scales and usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:<ref>[http://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/145349 Amphibolurinae], UniProt Taxonomy</ref>
+|+
-* ''[[Amphibolurus]]'' (lashtail dragons)
+!Genus
-* ''[[Caimanops]]'' (mulga dragon) (sometimes placed in ''[[Diporiphora]]'')
+!Species
-* ''[[Chelosania]]'' (ring-tailed dragon)
+!Example
-* ''[[Chlamydosaurus]]'' (frilled-neck lizard)
+|-
-* ''[[Cryptagama]]'' (gravel dragon)
+|''[[Amphibolurus]]''
-* ''[[Ctenophorus]]'' (comb-bearing dragons)
-* ''[[Diporiphora]]'' (two-lined dragons)
+(lashtail dragons)
+|4
-* ''[[Gowidon]]'' (swamplands and long-snouted lashtails)
+|[[File:Tree Dragon444 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
-* ''[[Hypsilurus]]'' (rainforest dragons)
+[[Jacky dragon|Jacky dragon (''A. muricatus'')]]
-* ''[[Australian water dragon|Intellagama]]'' (Australian water dragon) (formerly placed in ''[[Physignathus]]'')
+|-
-* ''[[Lophognathus]]'' (sometimes placed in ''[[Amphibolurus]]'')
+|''[[Chelosania]]''
-* ''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]'' (thorny devil)
+(ring-tailed dragon)
-* ''[[Physignathus]]'' (water dragons)
+|1
-* ''[[Pogona]]'' (bearded dragons)
+|
-* ''[[Rankinia]]'' (heath dragons)
+|-
-* ''[[Tympanocryptis]]'' (earless dragons)
+|''[[Chlamydosaurus]]''
+(frilled-neck lizard)
+|1
+|[[File:Frilled dragon with frill extended close up - DPLA - d6e3c74db204607072354d5bf185b8c9 (cropped).jpg|frameless|261x261px]]
+[[Frilled lizard|Frilled dragon (''C. kingii'')]]
+|-
+|''[[Cryptagama]]''
+(gravel dragon)
+|1
+|
+|-
+|''[[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==
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 {{Wikispecies}}
 {{Reflist}}
 {{Taxonbar|from=Q1950168}}
 [[Category:Agamidae]]
+[[Category:Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler]]
+{{Agamidae-stub}}
-{{agamidae-stub}}