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Amphibolurus

Tree dragon Amphibolurus muricatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Iguania
Family:	Agamidae
Subfamily:	Amphibolurinae
Genus:	Amphibolurus Wagler, 1830
Type species
Draco muricatus White, 1790

Amphibolurus is a genus of lizards in the family Agamidae. The genus is endemic to Australia.

Description

Characteristics of the genus Amphibolurus include:^{[citation needed]}

Moderate size [snout–vent length 8.4–13.5 cm (3.3–5.3 in)]
Long limbs and long tail
One to five crests consisting of enlarged, sometimes spinose scales (one nuchal and vertebral crest, sometime one or two dorsal crests on each side)
Tympanum exposed
One to 11 femoral pores and one to three preanal pores on each side
Pattern usually includes three broad pale dorsal stripes and some blotches on a usually brown ground coloration
Different from the similar species Lophognathus and Gowidon due to more heterogeneous arrangement of scales. They also differ from Gowidon due to more dorsal rows of enlarged, spinose scales.^[1]

Habitat

Amphibolurus lizards inhabit open forests, woodlands, and the vegetation around watercourses in southern, eastern, and central Australia.^[1]

Behaviour

Species in the genus Amphibolurus are partially arboreal and are often found perching on trunks and branches. Lizards of this genus are swift and shy, and when disturbed, they can engage in bipedal running.^{[citation needed]}

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid, according to the Reptile Database.^[2]

Amphibolurus burnsi (Wells & Wellington, 1985) – Burn's dragon
Amphibolurus centralis (Loveridge, 1933) – Centralian lashtail
Amphibolurus muricatus (White, 1790) – jacky dragon
Amphibolurus norrisi Witten & Coventry, 1984 – Mallee Heath lashtail

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amphibolurus.

References

^ ^a ^b Melville, Jane; Wilson, Steve (2019). Dragon Lizards of Australia. Museums Victoria Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-921833-49-6.
^ Genus Amphibolurus at The Reptile Database

External links

"Amphibolurus Wagler, 1830". Atlas of Living Australia.

Taxon identifiers
Amphibolurus	Wikidata: Q2232949 Wikispecies: Amphibolurus ADW: Amphibolurus AFD: Amphibolurus CoL: 629XD EoL: 35505 GBIF: 2465993 iNaturalist: 31627 IRMNG: 1039643 ITIS: 209046 NCBI: 116112 Open Tree of Life: 1090800 Paleobiology Database: 339049

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