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* ''[[Australian water dragon|Intellagama]]'' (Australian water dragon) (formerly placed in ''[[Physignathus]]'') |
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* ''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]'' (thorny devil) |
* ''[[Moloch lizard|Moloch]]'' (thorny devil) |
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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]
- 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 (swamplands and long-snouted lashtails)
- Hypsilurus (rainforest dragons)
- Intellagama (Australian water dragon) (formerly placed in Physignathus)
- Lophognathus (sometimes placed in Amphibolurus)
- Moloch (thorny devil)
- Physignathus (Chinese water dragon)
- Pogona (bearded dragons)
- Rankinia (heath dragons)
- Tympanocryptis (earless dragons)
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Amphibolurinae.
- ^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy