Agamidae

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Draco cornutus Günther, 1864

Draco cornutus Günther, 1864

Draco cornutus Günther, 1864

Draco cornutus lizards change their gliding membrane color to match local leaves for camouflage from predators.

Draco blanfordii Boulenger, 1885

Draco blanfordii Boulenger, 1885

Draco blanfordii Boulenger, 1885

Draco blanfordii Boulenger, 1885 is the largest species in the Draco genus, a lizard found across parts of South and Southeast Asia.

Draco boschmai Hennig, 1936

Draco boschmai Hennig, 1936

Draco boschmai Hennig, 1936

Draco boschmai is an oviparous lizard found on multiple Indonesian islands, with dark brown patagia and up to 9 cm SVL.

Draco spilopterus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Draco spilopterus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Draco spilopterus (Wiegmann, 1834)

Draco spilopterus, the Philippine flying dragon, is an agamid lizard species that lives in the Philippines and Indonesia.

Draco sumatranus Schlegel, 1844

Draco sumatranus Schlegel, 1844

Draco sumatranus Schlegel, 1844

Draco sumatranus Schlegel, 1844 is a Southeast Asian lizard found in forests and urban green spaces.

Draco volans Linnaeus, 1758

Draco volans Linnaeus, 1758

Draco volans Linnaeus, 1758

Draco volans is a Southeast Asian flying lizard that nests in soil and has distinct patagium markings between sexes.

Ceratophora tennentii Günther, 1861

Ceratophora tennentii Günther, 1861

Ceratophora tennentii Günther, 1861

Ceratophora tennentii is a Sri Lankan lizard with a leaf-like nasal appendage that relies on coloration to avoid predators.

Ceratophora stoddartii Gray, 1834

Ceratophora stoddartii Gray, 1834

Ceratophora stoddartii Gray, 1834

Ceratophora stoddartii is an arboreal horned lizard species native to the montane forests of central Sri Lanka.

Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885

Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885

Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885

Calotes liolepis is a Sri Lankan whistling agamid lizard that whistles when alarmed and feeds on insects and ants.

Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Calotes grandisquamis Günther, 1875

Calotes grandisquamis is an insectivorous arboreal agamid lizard native to India’s Western Ghats evergreen rainforests.

Calotes emma Gray, 1845

Calotes emma Gray, 1845

Calotes emma Gray, 1845

Calotes emma is an Asian agamid lizard that is diurnal, oviparous, and kept in the pet trade.

Calotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calotes calotes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Calotes calotes is a large agamid lizard described by physical traits, coloration, and known roosting habits.

Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802)

Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802)

Calotes versicolor (Daudin, 1802)

Calotes versicolor, the changeable crested tree bloodsucker lizard, is an insectivorous, color-changing lizard native to South and Southeast Asia.

Calotes nigrilabris Peters, 1860

Calotes nigrilabris Peters, 1860

Calotes nigrilabris Peters, 1860

Calotes nigrilabris is an arboreal agamid lizard found in submontane and montane Sri Lanka above 1000 meters, that hunts insects by day.

Calotes mystaceus Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Calotes mystaceus Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Calotes mystaceus Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Calotes mystaceus is a diurnal insectivorous agamid lizard native to Southeast Asia, first recorded in Florida.

Calotes bachae Hartmann, Geissler, Poyarkov, Ihlow, Galoyan, Rödder & Böhme, 2013

Calotes bachae Hartmann, Geissler, Poyarkov, Ihlow, Galoyan, Rödder & Böhme, 2013

Calotes bachae Hartmann, Geissler, Poyarkov, Ihlow, Galoyan, Rödder & Böhme, 2013

Calotes bachae, the Cochinchina lizard, is an Agamidae species found in Indochina, recognized as a separate species in 2013.

Calotes goetzi Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021

Calotes goetzi Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021

Calotes goetzi Wagner, Ihlow, Hartmann, Flecks, Schmitz & Böhme, 2021

Calotes goetzi is an agamid lizard native to parts of East and Southeast Asia and introduced to Singapore.

Bronchocela jubata Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Bronchocela jubata Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Bronchocela jubata Duméril & Bibron, 1837

Bronchocela jubata is an agamid lizard with distinctive physical traits and specific egg-laying habits.

Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)

Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)

Bronchocela cristatella (Kuhl, 1820)

Bronchocela cristatella is a color-changing arboreal lizard found across forests and developed areas of Southeast Asia.

Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)

Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)

Acanthosaura lepidogaster (Cuvier, 1829)

The brown pricklenape (Acanthosaura lepidogaster) is an agamid lizard species found in five countries across Southeast Asia and China.

Acanthosaura crucigera Boulenger, 1885

Acanthosaura crucigera Boulenger, 1885

Acanthosaura crucigera Boulenger, 1885

Acanthosaura crucigera is a lizard species found in Southeast Asia, with a distinct neck marking and total length of ~25 cm.

Acanthosaura armata (Gray, 1827)

Acanthosaura armata (Gray, 1827)

Acanthosaura armata (Gray, 1827)

Acanthosaura armata is an agamid lizard found across parts of Southeast Asia and southern China, with two common names.

Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010

Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010

Acanthosaura cardamomensis Wood, Grismer, Grismer, Neang, Chav & Holden, 2010

Acanthosaura cardamomensis is a 2010-described agamid lizard found in parts of Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam.

Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861

Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861

Acanthosaura coronata Günther, 1861

Acanthosaura coronata, the crowned spiny lizard, is a diurnal agamid lizard found in lowland tropical forests of Cambodia and Vietnam.

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