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The Australian water dragon remained in Physignathus along with the Asian water dragon P. cocincinus until Wells and Wellington published the genus Intellagama in 1985. The subspecies howitii was described by Frederick McCoy in 1884 as "the Gippsland water lizard". According to his description, it differs from the Queensland subspecies in the ...
The genus contains the most diverse group of dragon lizards in Australia. It is the largest group of Australian lizards and it has an extensive radiation in the arid zones. [ 2 ] Many of the species of Ctenophorus have been grouped by a similar morphology .
The most species-rich group is Squamata, the snakes and lizards. They are especially diverse in the arid areas of Australia, where other fauna are scarcer. Spinifex grass is a major habitat which allows them to remain in a relatively cool, moist area. Australia has a large array of reptiles which can be dangerous to humans.
Ctenophorus caudicinctus, commonly known as the ring-tailed dragon or ring-tailed bicycle-dragon is a native species of agamid lizard occurring in rocky ranges and outcrops of Australia. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Ctenophorus caudicinctus is most commonly found in the Pilbara region and offshore islands of Western Australia . [ 6 ]
The jacky dragon (Amphibolurus muricatus) is a type of lizard native to south-eastern Australia.Other common names include blood-sucker, stonewalker, and tree dragon. [3] [4] It was one of the first Australian reptiles to be named by Europeans, originally described by English zoologist George Shaw in Surgeon-General John White's Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales, [5] published in London ...
Lophognathus is a genus of large-bodied agamid lizards, consisting of two species — L. gilberti and L. horneri — both of which are endemic to northern Australia.Along with several other closely related genera (e.g., Amphibolurus, Gowidon, and Tropicagama), these lizards are commonly referred to as "dragons".
The central bearded dragon (Pogona vitticeps), also known as the inland bearded dragon, is a species of agamid lizard found in a wide range of arid to semiarid regions of eastern and central Australia.
Ctenophorus decresii, also known commonly as the tawny dragon, tawny crevice-dragon, or tawny rock dragon, is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Australia. C. decresii is known for its variations in throat colours which change based on environmental conditions.