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| name = Amphibolurinae |
| name = Amphibolurinae |
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| image = Thorny Devil, Alice Springs.JPG |
| image = Thorny Devil, Alice Springs.JPG |
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| image_caption = Thorny devil (''[[Moloch horridus]]'') |
| image_caption = Thorny devil (''[[Moloch horridus]]'') |
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| taxon = Amphibolurinae |
| taxon = Amphibolurinae |
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Genus|Genera]] |
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| subdivision = See text |
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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 [[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]]. |
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==Genera== |
==Genera== |
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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 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> |
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* ''[[Amphibolurus]]'' (lashtail dragons) |
* ''[[Amphibolurus]]'' (lashtail dragons) |
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* ''[[Caimanops]]'' (mulga dragon) (sometimes placed in ''[[Diporiphora]]'') |
* ''[[Caimanops]]'' (mulga dragon) (sometimes placed in ''[[Diporiphora]]'') |
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* ''[[Tropicagama]]'' (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon) |
* ''[[Tropicagama]]'' (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon) |
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* ''[[Tympanocryptis]]'' (earless dragons) |
* ''[[Tympanocryptis]]'' (earless dragons) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 08:19, 22 April 2020
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphibolurinae |
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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 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 (water dragons)
- 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) -
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)
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References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Amphibolurinae.
Wikispecies has information related to Amphibolurinae.
- ^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy
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