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Dwarf Bearded Dragon
Agamidae

Dwarf Bearded Dragon

Pogona minor (Sternfeld, 1919)

Pogona minor, the western bearded dragon, is an egg-laying lizard found across western and central Australia with multiple size-varying subspecies.

Eastern Bearded Dragon
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

Jacky Dragon

Amphibolurus muricatus (White, 1790)

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

Australian Water Dragon
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

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
Agamidae

Philippine Sailfin Lizard

Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Eschscholtz, 1829)

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

Baja California Legless Lizard
Anguidae

Baja California Legless Lizard

Anniella geronimensis Shaw, 1940

Anniella geronimensis, the Baja California legless lizard, is a species of legless lizard found in Mexico.

Northern Legless Lizard
Anguidae

Northern Legless Lizard

Anniella pulchra Gray, 1852

Anniella pulchra is a small fossorial lizard from western North America, adapted to burrowing life with distinct coloration and ovoviviparous reproduction.

San Diegan Legless Lizard
Anguidae

San Diegan Legless Lizard

Anniella stebbinsi Papenfuss & Parham, 2013

Anniella stebbinsi is a legless lizard found in Southern California and northern Baja California, living mostly underground in sandy habitats.

Northern Imbricate Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Northern Imbricate Alligator Lizard

Barisia ciliaris (Smith, 1942)

Barisia ciliaris, common names Sierra alligator lizard, is a medium-sized viviparous anguid lizard endemic to Mexico.

Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard

Barisia imbricata (Wiegmann, 1828)

Barisia imbricata, the imbricate alligator lizard, is a medium-sized endemic Mexican lizard in the family Anguidae.

Bromeliad Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Bromeliad Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia taeniata (Wiegmann, 1828)

Abronia taeniata is a vulnerable eurythermic arboreal alligator lizard with seasonal changes in male testicular volume.

Red-lipped Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Red-lipped Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia lythrochila Smith & Alvarez Del Toro, 1963

Abronia lythrochila is an endemic Mexican lizard species with blood-red lower labials and a prehensile tail.

Terrestrial Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Terrestrial Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia graminea (Cope, 1864)

Abronia graminea, the Mexican alligator lizard, is an arboreal viviparous lizard endemic to montane highlands of Oaxaca, Puebla, and Veracruz, Mexico.

Guerreran Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Guerreran Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia deppii (Wiegmann, 1828)

Abronia deppii is a black and white viviparous species that lives in forested mountains of Guerrero and Morelos, Mexico.

Oaxaca Arboreal Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Oaxaca Arboreal Alligator Lizard

Abronia oaxacae (Günther, 1885)

Abronia oaxacae is a vulnerable endemic arboreal alligator lizard from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Montane Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Montane Alligator Lizard

Abronia monticola (Cope, 1878)

Abronia monticola, the montane alligator lizard, is an Anguidae lizard species found in Costa Rica and Panama.

Morelet's Alligator Lizard
Anguidae

Morelet's Alligator Lizard

Abronia moreletii (Bocourt, 1872)

Abronia moreletii, or Morelet's alligator lizard, is a Central American anguid lizard with disputed viviparous or ovoviviparous reproduction.

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