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Hydrosaurus pustulatus, commonly known as the Philippine sailfin lizard or the Philippine sailfin dragon, is a large semiaquatic agamid lizard endemic to all of the major island groups of the Philippines, with the exception of the Palawan islands.
Hydrosaurus, commonly known as the sailfin dragons or 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 Indonesia (4 species) and the Philippines (1 species) where they are generally found near water, such as rivers and mangrove . [ 3 ]
Hydrosaurus amboinensis (Schlosser, 1768) [ 2 ] The Moluccan sail-finned lizard or Ambon sailfin dragon ( Hydrosaurus amboinensis ) is a large agamid lizard native to moluccas or Maluku Islands in Indonesia , growing to about one metre (3.3 ft) in length.
The largest representatives in this group are species in the genus Hydrosaurus, which often exceed 1 metre (3.3 ft) in length. [25] The largest species – Makassar salfin lizard (Hydrosaurus microlophus) and Sulawesi black salfin lizard (Hydrosaurus celebensis) growing a length of 1.2 (3.9 ft) and 1.13 m (3.7 ft) respectively. [25]
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It was originally named Hydrosaurus, but that name was preoccupied by an agamid lizard, so it was renamed. It is known from two species, both Cenomanian in age, the type P. lesinensis which is known from Hvar in Croatia, the other P. kornhuberi is known from the Sannine Formation in Lebanon.
Weber's sailfin lizard or Halmahera sailfin dragon (Hydrosaurus weberi), is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia . Geographic range
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