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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 ]
The Sulawesi black sailfin lizard (Hydrosaurus celebensis) is a species of agamid native to Indonesia. [1] [2] It is the second largest species of sailfin dragon, with only the Sulawesi giant sailfin dragon being larger, [3] exceeding 1000 mm in total length, possibly 1200 mm. Head, neck, gular region and shoulder completely black; a row of enlarged flat, sometimes conical scales on either ...
Bahasa Indonesia; Italiano; עברית ... British zoologist John Edward Gray described the perentie in 1845 as Hydrosaurus giganteus, ... Wikipedia® is a registered ...
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
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 Indonesian giant sailfin dragon (Hydrosaurus microlophus) is a species of agamid native to South Sulawesi Indonesia. [1] It is the heaviest and longest species of sailfin lizard, making it the largest of all the Agamidae .
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.
Phylogenetically, they may be sister to the Iguanidae, and have a similar appearance.Agamids usually have well-developed, strong legs. Their tails cannot be shed and regenerated like those of geckos (and several other families such as skinks), though a certain amount of regeneration is observed in some.