Agamidae

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Animalia Chordata Squamata Agamidae
Eastern Bearded Dragon

Eastern Bearded Dragon

Pogona barbata (Cuvier, 1829)

Pogona barbata, the eastern bearded dragon, is a large Australian agamid lizard with a distinctive spiny throat beard.

Chinese Water Dragon

Chinese Water Dragon

Physignathus cocincinus Cuvier, 1829

Physignathus cocincinus, the Chinese water dragon, is a large sexually dimorphic agamid lizard native to East and Southeast Asian forest streams.

Thorny Devil

Thorny Devil

Moloch horridus Gray, 1841

Moloch horridus, the thorny devil, is an Australian desert lizard with unique spines and specialized moisture-harvesting skin.

Gilbert's Dragon

Gilbert's Dragon

Lophognathus gilberti Gray, 1842

Lophognathus gilberti (Gilbert's dragon) is an endemic Australian oviparous agamid lizard found across northern Australia.

Jacky Dragon

Jacky Dragon

Amphibolurus muricatus (White, 1790)

Amphibolurus muricatus, the jacky dragon, is a TSD lizard found in southeastern Australia.

Australian Water Dragon

Australian Water Dragon

Intellagama lesueurii (Gray, 1831)

Intellagama lesueurii, the Australian water dragon, is a semi-aquatic lizard native to eastern Australia with an introduced South Australian colony.

Boyd's Forest Dragon

Boyd's Forest Dragon

Lophosaurus boydii (Macleay, 1884)

Lophosaurus boydii, or Boyd's forest dragon, is a sexually dimorphic agamid lizard found in Queensland Australian rainforests that reproduces by laying eggs.

Southern Angle-Headed Dragon

Southern Angle-Headed Dragon

Lophosaurus spinipes (Duméril, 1851)

Lophosaurus spinipes, the southern angle-headed dragon, is an Australian lizard native to eastern rainforests that lays eggs in shallow forest nests.

Northern Water Dragon

Northern Water Dragon

Tropicagama temporalis (Günther, 1867)

Tropicagama temporalis is a slender agamid lizard native to northern Australia, southern New Guinea, and nearby Indonesian islands.

Long-nosed Dragon

Long-nosed Dragon

Gowidon longirostris (Boulenger, 1883)

Gowidon is a monotypic genus of Agamidae arboreal lizards, with its only species found in Australia and New Guinea.

Philippine Sailfin Lizard

Philippine Sailfin Lizard

Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Eschscholtz, 1829)

Hydrosaurus pustulatus is a large endemic semiaquatic sailfin lizard from the Philippines, currently a protected species.

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