Agaminae is a subfamily of reptiles in the family
AgamidaeAgamids, lizards of the family Agamidae, include more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Phylogenetically they may be sister to the Iguanidae, and have a similar appearance. Agamids usually have well-developed, strong legs...
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Agaminae is a subfamily of reptiles in the family
AgamidaeAgamids, lizards of the family Agamidae, include more than 300 species in Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few in Southern Europe. Phylogenetically they may be sister to the Iguanidae, and have a similar appearance. Agamids usually have well-developed, strong legs...
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Agaminae comprises the following
generaIn biology, a genus is a taxonomic unit used in the classification of living and fossil organisms. The term comes from Latin genus "descent, family, type, gender" , cognate with – genos, "race, stock, kin" ..In addition, genus is a taxonomic rank in the hierarchy In biology, a genus (plural:...
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- Genus Acanthocercus
Acanthocercus is a genus of agamid lizards.-Selected species:*Acanthocercus annectens*Acanthocercus atricollis, Southern Tree Agama*Acanthocercus cyanogaster*Acanthocercus phillipsii*Acanthocercus trachypleurus...
- Genus Acanthosaura
Acanthosaura is a genus of lizards commonly known as mountain horned dragons, or pricklenape agamas. They are so named because of a row of dorsal spines which run down the back of their neck. They are arboreal lizards that are found in Southeast Asia. They are medium-sized, ranging from about 7...
(mountain horned dragon)
- Genus Agama
An agama is any one of the various small, long-tailed, insect-eating lizards of the genus Agama. The agamid genus is composed of at least 37 species across Africa, where they are the most common lizard. They can be found in many sizes, from 12.5 to 30 cm in length and a wide variety of colors...
- Genus Amphibolurus
-Classification of genus Amphibolurus:*Amphibolurus muricatus *Amphibolurus nobbi*Amphibolurus norrisi-References:
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- Genus Aphaniotis
-Classification of genus Aphaniotis:*Aphaniotis acutirostris*Aphaniotis fusca*Aphaniotis ornata...
- Genus Brachysaura
- Genus Bronchocela
-Classification of genus Bronchocela:*Bronchocela cristatella*Bronchocela danieli*Bronchocela hayeki*Bronchocela jubata*Bronchocela marmorata*Bronchocela smaragdina...
- Genus Bufoniceps
- Genus Caimanops
Caimanops amphiboluroides, the Mulga Dragon, is a species of agamid lizard found in Western Australia. It is the sole member of the genus Caimanops, whose name is derived from the crocodile-like shape of the jaw. The species is up to 250 millimetres long, the length from snout to vent is 95 mm,...
- Genus Calotes
Calotes are lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae. They are geographically restricted to South Asia, Myanmar and regions of Southeast Asia. The greatest diversity of the genus is from the Western Ghats and Northeast , Myanmar, and Sri Lanka...
- Genus Ceratophora
Ceratophora is a genus of Agamid lizards found in Sri Lanka. The males have a horn on their snout.-Description:Tympanum hidden. Body more or less compressed, covered with unequal scales. No dorsal crest; a nuchal crest present or absent. No gular sac; no gular fold. A large rostral appendage, at...
- Genus Chelosania
Chelosania is a genus of Agamidae that contains a single species, Chelosania brunnea. These are commonly known as the Ring-tailed Dragon or the Australian Chameleon Dragon....
- Genus Chlamydosaurus (frilled lizard)
- Genus Cophotis
Cophotis is a genus of lizards in the Agamidae family.-External links:*ARKive - * http://terrarienboerse.de/ag/agamen/Systematik/DGHT-AG_Agamen_Systematik_Cophotis-dumbara.html...
- Genus Coryphophylax
Coryphophylax Blyth 1860, is currently a monotypic agamid genus , endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. A sister lineage to the S.E. Asian Aphaniotis. Found in tropical wet forests, but not in human habitation. Abundant; exhibits island wise size variation and sexual dimorphism...
- Genus Cryptagama
Cryptagama is a monotypic genus within the Agamidae family of lizards. The gravel dragon Cryptagama aurita is the only species in this genus. It lives in the arid regions of Western Australia and the adjacent areas of the Northern Territory...
- Genus Ctenophorus
Ctenophorus, also known as Comb-bearing Dragons, is a genus that contains the most diverse group of dragons in Australia. Many of these have been grouped by a similar morphology...
- Genus Dendragama
- Genus Diporiphora
-Classification of genus Diporiphora:*Diporiphora albilabris*Diporiphora arnhemica*Diporiphora australis*Diporiphora bennettii*Diporiphora bilineata*Diporiphora convergens*Diporiphora lalliae*Diporiphora linga...
- Genus Draco ('flying' lizard)
- Genus Gonocephalus
-Classification of genus Gonocephalus:*Gonocephalus bellii*Gonocephalus beyschlagi*Gonocephalus borneensis*Gonocephalus chamaeleontinus*Gonocephalus doriae*Gonocephalus grandis*Gonocephalus interruptus*Gonocephalus klossi...
- Genus Harpesaurus
-Classification of genus Harpesaurus:*Harpesaurus beccarii*Harpesaurus borneensis*Harpesaurus ensicauda*Harpesaurus modigliani*Harpesaurus thescelorhinos*Harpesaurus tricinctus...
- Genus Hydrosaurus
Hydrosaurus, commonly known as the sailfin lizards, is a genus of the family Agamidae are found in southeast Asia.-Species:*Hydrosaurus amboinensis -- Sailfin Lizard or Malaysian Sail Finned Lizard...
(aquatic lizard)
- Genus Hypsicalotes
- Genus Hypsilurus
Hypsilurus is a genus of lizard, it contains the following species:*Hypsilurus auritus*Hypsilurus binotatus*Hypsilurus boydii *Hypsilurus bruijnii*Hypsilurus dilophus*Hypsilurus geelvinkianus...
- Genus Japalura
-Classification of genus Japalura:*Japalura andersoniana*Japalura brevipes*Japalura chapaensis*Japalura dymondi*Japalura fasciata*Japalura flaviceps*Japalura grahami*Japalura hamptoni*Japalura kaulbacki...
- Genus Laudakia
Asian Rock Agamas are lizards of the genus Laudakia are a group of agamas found in Eurasia. For African agamas lizards see the genus Agama.-Classification of genus Laudakia:...
- Genus Lophocalotes
- Genus Lophognathus
Lophognathus is a genus of lizards found in northern Australia, New Guinea and Tanimbar Islands. The four species are informally described as dragons, as are several genera in the family Agamidae, and closely related to those of Amphibolurus....
- Genus Lyriocephalus
- Genus Mictopholis
- Genus Moloch (thorny devil)
- Genus Oreodeira
- Genus Oriocalotes
Oriocalotes is a genus of agamid lizards....
- Genus Otocryptis
-Classification of genus Otocryptis:*Otocryptis beddomii*Otocryptis wiegmanni...
- Genus Phoxophrys
Phoxophrys is a genus within the Agamidae family.-Classification of genus Phoxophrys:*Phoxophrys borneensis*Phoxophrys cephalum*Phoxophrys nigrilabris*Phoxophrys spiniceps*Phoxophrys tuberculata...
- Genus Phrynocephalus
Genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 includes about 40 species of small and medium sized agamid lizards which inhabits open arid and semiarid environments of Asia and Eastern Europe. Systematics of this genus is very complicated. And there are a lot of controversial points of view about unclear...
- Genus Physignathus
Physignathus may refer to:*Physignathus , a genus of lizards known as Water dragons* Physignathus, a character in the Greek comedy Batrachomyomachia...
(water dragon)
- Genus Pogona
Pogona is a genus of lizards containing seven species, which are given the common name of Bearded Dragon.Bearded dragons live in the arid, rocky, semi-desert regions and arid open woodlands of Australia. They are adept climbers, spending time on branches and in bushes, even found on fence posts...
(bearded dragon)
- Genus Psammophilus
Psammophilus is a genus of Agamid lizards found in India. Although the genus name means "sand loving" in Latin, they are found in rocky habitats....
- Genus Pseudocalotes
Pseudocalotes was disassociated from Calotes by Moody . Pseudocalotes is distinguished from Calotes in having weak limbs as may be noted in some of the species names brevipes. It is distinguished from the C. versicolor group in having mixed orientation of dorsal scales, and lacking spines on the head...
- Genus Pseudotrapelus
- Genus Ptyctolaemus
-Classification of genus Ptyctolaemus:*Ptyctolaemus gularis*Ptyctolaemus phuwuanensis...
- Genus Rankinia
Rankinia, commonly known as Heath Dragons, is a genus containing three species of small agamid reptiles.These dragons occur in heathlands, sandplains, and wooded country in southern regions of Australia. They are pale in colour, usually grey-brown, although males develop a reddish hue in the...
- Genus Salea
Salea is a genus of agamid lizard found in South Asia.-Description:The tympanum naked. Back and sides covered with strongly keeled scales of moderate size; several larger scales are intermixed with the others on the side; the scales form longitudinal series, and their tips arc directed backwards;...
- Genus Sitana
Sitana is a genus of lizard from the family Agamidae.-Classification of genus Sitana:*Sitana fusca*Sitana ponticeriana*Sitana schleichi*Sitana sivalensis...
(fan throated lizard)
- Genus Trapelus
-Classification of genus Trapelus:*Brilliant Ground Agama, Trapelus agilis*Trapelus blanfordi*Trapelus flavimaculatus*Trapelus jayakari*Trapelus lessonae*Trapelus megalonyx*Trapelus microtympanum...
- Genus Tympanocryptis
-Classification of genus Tympanocryptis:*Tympanocryptis cephalus*Tympanocryptis intima*Tympanocryptis lineata*Tympanocryptis parviceps*Tympanocryptis pinguicolla Grassland Earless Dragon*Tympanocryptis tetraporophora...
- Genus Xenagama
Xenagama is a genus of lizards, in the Agamid family....