Amphibolurinae Explained

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

Genera within the subfamily Amphibolurinae usually dwell in flat, sandy habitats. This subfamily includes:[1]

!Genus!Species!Example
Amphibolurus (lashtail dragons)4Jacky dragon (A. muricatus)
Chelosania (ring-tailed dragon)1
Chlamydosaurus (frilled-neck lizard)1Frilled dragon (C. kingii)
Cryptagama (gravel dragon)1
Ctenophorus (comb-bearing dragons)34Crested bicycle dragon (C. cristatus)
Diporiphora (two-lined dragons)28Tommy roundhead (D. australis)
Gowidon (long-snouted lashtail, long-nosed water dragon)1Long-snouted lashtail (G. longirostris)
Hypsilurus (rainforest dragons)18H. auritus
Intellagama (Australian water dragon)1Australian water dragon (I. lesueurii)
Lophognathus2Gilbert's lashtail (L. gilberti)
Lophosaurus (forest dragons)3Boyd's forest dragon (L. boydii)
Moloch (thorny devil)1Thorny devil (M. horridus)
Physignathus (Chinese water dragon)1Chinese water dragon (P. cocincinus)
Pogona (bearded dragons)6Central bearded dragon (P. vitticeps)
Rankinia (heath dragon)1Mountain heath dragon (R. diemensis)
Tropicagama (swamplands lashtail, northern water dragon)1Swamplands lashtail (T. temporalis)
Tympanocryptis (earless dragons)23Eyrean earless dragon (T. tetraporophora)

Notes and References

  1. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/145349 Amphibolurinae