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* ''[[Gowidon]]'' (swamplands and long-snouted lashtails)
* ''[[Gowidon]]'' (swamplands and long-snouted lashtails)
* ''[[Hypsilurus]]'' (rainforest dragons)
* ''[[Hypsilurus]]'' (rainforest dragons)
* ''[[Intellagama]]'' (eastern water dragon) (formerly placed in ''[[Physignathus]]'')
* ''[[Australian water dragon|Intellagama]]'' (Australian water dragon) (formerly placed in ''[[Physignathus]]'')
* ''[[Lophognathus]]'' (sometimes placed in ''[[Amphibolurus]]'')
* ''[[Lophognathus]]'' (sometimes placed in ''[[Amphibolurus]]'')
* ''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]'' (thorny devil)
* ''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]'' (thorny devil)

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Amphibolurinae
Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
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Amphibolurinae
Genera

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Eastern bearded dragon (Pogona barbata)
Jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus)
Eastern water dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
Boyd's forest dragon (Hypsilurus boydii)
Chinese water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus)
Frilled-neck lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii)


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.

Genera

Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae have evolved sharp scales and usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:[1]

References

  1. ^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy