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Amphibolurinae

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Amphibolurinae
Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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  1. ^ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy