Amphibolurinae

Amphibolurinae

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

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)

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 sharp 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 (swamplands and long-snouted lashtails)
Hypsilurus (rainforest dragons)
Intellagama (Australian water dragon) (formerly placed in Physignathus)
Lophognathus (sometimes placed in Amphibolurus)
Moloch (thorny devil)
Physignathus (Chinese water dragon)
Pogona (bearded dragons)
Rankinia (heath dragons)
Tympanocryptis (earless dragons)

References

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↑ Amphibolurinae, UniProt Taxonomy

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