# Amphibolurus

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{{short description|Genus of reptiles}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2019}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Tree Dragon444.jpg
| image_caption = Tree dragon ''[Amphibolurus muricatus](/source/Amphibolurus_muricatus)''
| taxon = Amphibolurus
| authority = [Wagler](/source/Johann_Georg_Wagler), 1830
| type_species = ''[Draco muricatus](/source/Amphibolurus_muricatus)''
| type_species_authority = [White](/source/White), 1790
}}
'''''Amphibolurus''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [lizard](/source/lizard)s in the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Agamidae](/source/Agamidae). The genus is [endemic](/source/Endemism) to [Australia](/source/Australia).

==Description==
Characteristics of the genus ''Amphibolurus'' include:{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

* Moderate size [snout–vent length {{convert|8.4|-|13.5|cm|abbr=on}}]
* Long limbs and long tail
* One to five crests consisting of enlarged, sometimes spinose scales (one nuchal and vertebral crest, sometime one or two dorsal crests on each side)
* [Tympanum](/source/Tympanum_(zoology)) exposed
* One to 11 femoral pores and one to three preanal pores on each side
* Pattern usually includes three broad pale dorsal stripes and some blotches on a usually brown ground coloration
* Different from the similar species ''Lophognathus'' and ''Gowidon'' due to more heterogeneous arrangement of scales. They also differ from ''Gowidon'' due to more dorsal rows of enlarged, spinose scales.<ref name=Melville19_p81>{{cite book |last1=Melville |first1=Jane |last2=Wilson |first2=Steve |title=Dragon Lizards of Australia |date=2019 |publisher=Museums Victoria Publishing |isbn=978-1-921833-49-6 |pages=81}}</ref>

==Habitat==
''Amphibolurus'' lizards inhabit open forests, woodlands, and the vegetation around watercourses in southern, eastern, and central Australia.<ref name=Melville19_p81/>

==Behaviour==
[Species](/source/Species) in the genus ''Amphibolurus'' are partially arboreal and are often found perching on trunks and branches. Lizards of this genus are swift and shy, and when disturbed, they can engage in bipedal running.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}

==Species==
The following species are recognized as being valid, according to the Reptile Database.<ref>{{EMBL genus|genus=Amphibolurus}}</ref>
*''[Amphibolurus burnsi](/source/Amphibolurus_burnsi)'' {{small|([Wells](/source/Richard_Walter_Wells) & [Wellington](/source/Cliff_Ross_Wellington), 1985)}} – Burn's dragon 
*''[Amphibolurus centralis](/source/Amphibolurus_centralis)'' {{small|([Loveridge](/source/Arthur_Loveridge), 1933)}} – Centralian lashtail
*''[Amphibolurus muricatus](/source/Amphibolurus_muricatus)'' {{small|([White](/source/John_White_(surgeon)), 1790)}} – jacky dragon 
*''[Amphibolurus norrisi](/source/Amphibolurus_norrisi)'' {{small|[Witten](/source/Geoffrey_James_Witten) & [Coventry](/source/Albert_John_Coventry), 1984}} – Mallee Heath lashtail

''[Nota bene](/source/Nota_bene)'': A [binomial authority](/source/Binomial_nomenclature) in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Amphibolurus''.

==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite book |author-link=Johann Georg Wagler |first=J.G. |last=Wagler |chapter=Amphibolurus |title=Natürliches System der AMPHIBIEN, mit vorangehender Classification der SÄUGTHIERE und VÖGEL. Ein Beitrag zur vergleichenden Zoologie |publisher=J.G. Cotta |location=Munich, Stuttgart and Tübingen |date=1830 |oclc=879146901 |pages=145 |language=de,la}}

==External links==
*{{cite web |title=''Amphibolurus'' Wagler, 1830 |publisher=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn%3Alsid%3Abiodiversity.org.au%3Aafd.taxon%3A5e759056-a54c-4da9-89f3-6a7f03e85b15}}

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Category:Amphibolurus
Category:Agamid lizards of Australia
Category:Lizard genera
Category:Taxa named by Johann Georg Wagler

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