The Draconinae are a
subfamily of
reptiles in the family
Agamidae found in southern Asia and Oceania. Some taxonomists believe these genera belong to the subfamily
Agaminae.
Genera
The subfamily includes the following genera:
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Acanthosaura'' – mountain horned dragons
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Agasthyagama'' – Indian kangaroo lizard
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Aphaniotis''
* ''
Bronchocela''
* ''
Calotes
''Calotes'' is a genus of lizards in the draconine clade of the family Agamidae. The genus contains 29 species. Some species are known as forest lizards, others as " bloodsuckers" due to their red heads, and yet others (namely '' C. versicolo ...
'' – garden lizards, bloodsuckers, and forest lizards
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Ceratophora''
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Complicitus''
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Cophotis''
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Cristidorsa''
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Dendragama''
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Diploderma''
* ''
Draco
Draco is the Latin word for serpent or dragon.
Draco or Drako may also refer to:
People
* Draco (lawgiver) (from Greek: Δράκων; 7th century BC), the first lawgiver of ancient Athens, Greece, from whom the term ''draconian'' is derived
* ...
'' – 'flying' lizards or gliding lizards
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Gonocephalus''
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Harpesaurus''
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Hypsicalotes''
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Japalura''
* ''
Lophocalotes''
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Lyriocephalus''
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Lyriocephalus scutatus''
(Linnaeus, 1758) – hump-nosed lizard, lyreshead lizard
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Malayodracon''
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Malayodracon robinsonii
''Malayodracon'' is a genus of lizard within the family Agamidae. The genus is monotypic, containing the sole species ''Malayodracon robinsonii''. The species, also known commonly as Robinson's anglehead lizard and Robinson's forest dragon, is ...
''
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Mantheyus''
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Mantheyus phuwuanensis''
Manthey & Nabhitabhata, 1991 – Phuwua rock agama
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Microauris''
**''
Microauris aurantolabium''
(Pal ''et al.'', 2018) – small-eared dragon
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Monilesaurus''
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Otocryptis''
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Pelturagonia''
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Phoxophrys''
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Phoxophrys tuberculata''
Hubrecht, 1881 – Hubrecht's eyebrow lizard
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Psammophilus''
* ''
Pseudocalotes
''Pseudocalotes'' is a genus of agamid lizards endemic to Southeast Asia.
Taxonomy and description
''Pseudocalotes'' was disassociated from the genus ''Calotes'' by Scott Michael Moody in 1980. ''Pseudocalotes'' is distinguished from ''Calotes'' ...
''
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Pseudocophotis''
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Ptyctolaemus''
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Salea
''Salea'' is a genus of arboreal, slow-moving, diurnal, insectivorous, egg-laying agamid lizards endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. It has two species, each inhabiting very high mountainous tracts of the Western Ghats in the Shola ...
''
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Sarada'' – large fan-throated lizards
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Sitana'' – fan-throated lizards
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Tikiguania''
Gallery
File:Draco spilonotus.JPG, Sulawesi lined gliding lizard (''Draco spilonotus
''Draco spilonotus'', the Sulawesi lined gliding lizard, is a lizard endemic to Sulawesi. The species is known from various localities in forested areas of Sulawesi.
The patagium of the male is yellow in colour and has a network of brown lines r ...
'') – male extending gular flag and patagium in Sulawesi, Indonesia
File:Peninsular Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis)- Male breeding plumage- in Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7714.jpg, peninsular rock agama ('' Psammophilus dorsalis'') – male breeding coloration in Keesara
Keesara also known as Kesarigiri ancient name, is a major village and mandal headquarters in the Medchal-Malkajgiri district of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the mandal and divisional headquarters of Keesara mandal in Keesara revenue div ...
, Rangareddy District
Ranga Reddy district ( R. R. district) is a district in the Indian state of Telangana. The district headquarters is located at Lakdikapool, Hyderabad. The district was named after the former deputy chief minister of the United Andhra Pradesh, ...
, Telangana
Telangana (; , ) is a state in India situated on the south-central stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 3 ...
, India
File:Fan-throated Lizard (Sitana ponticeriana) W IMG 7530.jpg, fan-throated lizard (''Sitana ponticeriana
The Pondichéry fan-throated lizard (''Sitana ponticeriana'') is a species of agamid lizard found in eastern peninsular India. It was earlier thought to be widespread but studies in 2016 resulted in the splitting of the group into several specie ...
'') at Pocharam Lake, Telangana
File:Giant Forest Dragon (Gonocephalus grandis) (8741731328).jpg, giant forest dragon ('' Gonocephalus grandis'') in Cameron Highlands
The Cameron Highlands ( ms, Tanah Tinggi Cameron, , ta, கேமரன் மலை) is a district in Pahang, Malaysia, occupying an area of . To the north, its boundary touches that of Kelantan; to the west, it shares part of its border with ...
, Pahang
Pahang (; Jawi: , Pahang Hulu Malay: ''Paha'', Pahang Hilir Malay: ''Pahaeng'', Ulu Tembeling Malay: ''Pahaq)'' officially Pahang Darul Makmur with the Arabic honorific ''Darul Makmur'' (Jawi: , "The Abode of Tranquility") is a sultanate and ...
, Malaysia
File:Bangkok Reptiles Blue crested Lizard.jpg, Indo-Chinese forest lizard ('' Calotes mystaceus'') in Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...
, Thailand
References
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Agamidae
Tetrapod subfamilies
Taxa named by Leopold Fitzinger
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