Amphibolurinae

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.

Amphibolurinae

Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Amphibolurinae
Genera
See text

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 (Chinese water dragon)
Pogona (bearded dragons)
Rankinia (heath dragons)
Tropicagama (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)
Tympanocryptis (earless dragons)

Gallery

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)
Northern water dragon (Tropicagama temporalis)

References

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Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy

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