Hydrosaurus
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| Hydrosaurus amboinensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrosaurinae |
| Genus: | Hydrosaurus Kaup, 1828[1] |
Hydrosaurus, commonly known as the sailfin lizards, is a genus in the family Agamidae.[2] These relatively large lizards are named after the sail-like structure on their tail. They are native to the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea where generally found near water, such as rivers. They are the only members of the Hydrosaurinae subfamily.
[edit] Species
- Hydrosaurus amboinensis (Schlosser, 1768) – Amboina Sailfin Lizard or Amboina Sail Finned Lizard
- Hydrosaurus pustulatus (Eschsholtz, 1829) – Philippine Sailfin Lizard, Crested Lizard, Sail-fin Lizard, Sailfin Water Lizard, or Soa-soa Water Lizard[3]
- Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour, 1911 – Weber's Sailfin Lizard
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hydrosaurus |
- ^ Hydrosaurus, ITIS report
- ^ Hydrosaurus, The Reptile Database
- ^ Hydrosaurus pustulatus, IUCN
- Hydrosaurus, ZipCodeZoo.com
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