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Agamidae

Reptile Families

Agamidae is a family of iguanian lizards, often called dragons or dragon lizards, native to Africa, Asia, Australia and a few parts of southern Europe, comprising 582 species across 64 genera. Members share acrodont teeth set on the outer rim of the jaw rather than in sockets, are generally diurnal with strong legs, and unlike many lizards cannot fully regenerate a lost tail. The genus Draco has ribs modified into gliding wings, and familiar members include the bearded dragon, the Chinese water dragon and the Uromastyx spiny-tailed lizards. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Taxonomic Rank
Family 2
Connections

Parent Taxon Of

Chlamydosaurus Kingii, Species
Source Wikidata: Frilled-necked Lizard
Draco Volans, Species
Source Draco Volans (Wikidata)
Frilled-neck Lizard, Species
Source Wikidata: Frilled-necked Lizard
Frilled-necked Lizard, Species
Source Wikidata: Frilled-necked Lizard
Thorny Devil, Species
Source Thorny Devil (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Africa, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ191102, descriptionView the Source
2. Agamidae (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    Agamidae is a family containing 582 species in 64 genera of iguanian lizards indigenous to Africa, Asia, Australia, and a few locations in Southern Europe.
  • Taxonomic rank (structure-wave classification, ruling 761/926)
View the Source
Wikidata: Agamidae
Wikidata Q191102, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikidata: Frilled-necked Lizard
Wikidata
  • Parent Taxon Of: Frilled-necked Lizard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Chlamydosaurus Kingii, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
  • Parent Taxon Of: Frilled-neck Lizard, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source
Thorny Devil (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Thorny Devil, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
Draco Volans (Wikidata)
WikidataParent Taxon Of: Draco Volans, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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