Hydrosaurus
This article is about a lizard genus. For the mososaur genus which previously held the same name, see Pontosaurus.
| Sailfin lizards | |
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| Hydrosaurus amboinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Lacertilia |
| Infraorder: | Iguania |
| Family: | Agamidae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrosaurinae |
| Genus: | Hydrosaurus Kaup, 1828[1] |
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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 tails. They are native to the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea, where they are generally found near water, such as rivers. They are the only members of the Hydrosaurinae subfamily.
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, lailfin water lizard, or soa-soa water lizard[3]
- Hydrosaurus weberi Barbour, 1911 – Weber's sailfin lizard
References
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- ↑ Hydrosaurus, ITIS report
- ↑ Hydrosaurus, The Reptile Database
- ↑ Hydrosaurus pustulatus, IUCN
- Hydrosaurus, ZipCodeZoo.com
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